Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slight

1 sense of slight

Sense 1
slight, cold-shoulder -- (pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance")
       => dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore -- (bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances")

Antonyms of adj slighting

1 sense of slighting

Sense 1
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark")

INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary -- (conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark")

Similarity of adj slighting

1 sense of slighting

Sense 1
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark")
       => uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) -- (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)

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