as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
disparaged polo as a sport for the idle rich
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disparage
Serena Williams, whom Drake allegedly dated and then disparaged in a song, appeared for a second, crip-walking—the same dance she was admonished for doing after a win in tennis, many years back.
—
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
It was thought Gascón’s remarks could have violated Oscar campaigning rules, which state a nominee is not allowed to disparage another nominee.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
The latest move targets several officials, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who the House Judiciary Committee blamed for organizing a letter from 51 former intelligence officials disparaging the Post's reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The posts disparaged Islam, George Floyd, and Oscars diversity efforts.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disparage
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
It was thought Gascón’s remarks could have violated Oscar campaigning rules, which state a nominee is not allowed to disparage another nominee.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
The latest move targets several officials, including former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who the House Judiciary Committee blamed for organizing a letter from 51 former intelligence officials disparaging the Post's reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The posts disparaged Islam, George Floyd, and Oscars diversity efforts.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disparage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparage
Verb
-
Starmer also dismissed calls to cancel a royal invitation from King Charles to the U.S. President for a U.K. state visit, an offer presented by the British leader at the Oval Office Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
-
Coach Joe Wyatt, formerly an El Camino Real head coach, was dismissed by the Royals in 2022.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Windows users can minimize data collection by adjusting their privacy settings under 'Diagnostics & feedback.' 2.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
-
SpaceX took steps to minimize the chances that the problem would recur on Flight 8.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The intense criticism of the COVID response has left a lingering public distrust in health and diminished their influence.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
-
The seeming smallness of the story does nothing to diminish the film’s bleakness nor blunt its ultimately devastating impact.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have sharply criticized the other Supreme Court judges for declining to hear a case called Alabama v. California.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
-
Edelman sharply criticized that decision in an interview that aired last week on the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
State of play: Trump has made cracking down on immigration one of the cornerstone goals of his second term and has a history of denigrating non-English speaking immigrants.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
-
The agency was also the subject of a House committee hearing on February 5, during which Rep. Nancy Mace repeatedly used a transphobic slur to denigrate U.S. support for LGBTQ+ programs abroad.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
During his visit to Europe last week, however, Mr. Vance belittled the idea that a foreign adversary like Russia could sway an election in a strong democratic nation, referring to accusations that resulted in Romania overturning the first round of voting in its election.—
Steven Lee Myers,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
-
In a way, the elimination of the penny is the perfect sort of move for our new, belittling leader.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disparage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparage. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share