All misprize synonyms

verb misprize

• look down on — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• lessen — to become less.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• revile — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• detest — If you detest someone or something, you dislike them very much.
• deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
• snub — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
• shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
• hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
• abhor — If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
• loathe — to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
• draw away — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
• pooh-pooh — to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
• abominate — to dislike intensely; loathe; detest
• spurn — to reject with disdain; scorn.
• renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• contemn — to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
• blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
• disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
• devaluate — (transitive) To reduce in value.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• vilipend — to regard or treat as of little value or account.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• scout — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.