If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them.
He was critical of the people, disparaging of their crude manners.
They would often make disparaging remarks about the other in public.
Synonyms: contemptuous, damaging, critical, slighting More Synonyms of disparaging
disparaginglyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
Do not talk disparagingly about your company in public.
Examples of 'disparaging' in a sentence
disparaging
You don't have to be critical or disparaging.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
disparaging
British English: disparaging ADJECTIVE
If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them.
He was critical of the people, disparaging of their crude manners.
American English: disparaging
Brazilian Portuguese: depreciativo
Chinese: 贬低的
European Spanish: despreciativo
French: désobligeant
German: abschätzig
Italian: sprezzante
Japanese: 軽蔑の
Korean: 얕보는
European Portuguese: depreciativo
Latin American Spanish: despreciativo
(adjective)
He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.
Synonyms
contemptuous
She gave a contemptuous little laugh and walked away.
damaging
critical
He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.
slighting
slighting references to her age
offensive
offensive remarks about minority groups
insulting
One of the workers made an insulting remark to a supervisor.
abusive
He was alleged to have used abusive language.
scathing
dismissive
He was highly dismissive of the report.
belittling
unfavourable
derogatory
She refused to withdraw her derogatory remarks.
unflattering
scornful
a scornful smile
disdainful
defamatory
The article was highly defamatory.
derisive
libellous
She claimed the articles were libellous and damaging.
slanderous
He wanted an explanation for what he described as `slanderous' remarks.
deprecatory
uncomplimentary
fault-finding
contumelious (literary)
Opposites
approving
,
flattering
,
favourable
,
complimentary
,
appreciative
,
laudatory
,
commendatory
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abusive
Definition
rude or insulting
He was alleged to have used abusive language.
Synonyms
insulting,
offensive,
rude,
degrading,
scathing,
maligning,
scolding,
affronting,
contemptuous,
disparaging,
castigating,
reviling,
vilifying,
invective,
scurrilous,
defamatory,
insolent,
derisive,
censorious,
slighting,
libellous,
upbraiding,
vituperative,
reproachful,
slanderous,
traducing,
opprobrious,
calumniating,
contumelious
in the sense of contumelious
Synonyms
scornful,
insulting,
withering,
sneering,
contemptuous,
disdainful,
sniffy (informal),
insolent,
supercilious
in the sense of critical
Definition
fault-finding or disparaging
He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.