All disparaging synonyms
dis·par·ag·ing
D d adj disparaging
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- snide — derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
- unfavorable — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- minimizing — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
- depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
adjective disparaging
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- disapproving — Expressing an unfavorable opinion.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.