condescended
Lowered oneself graciously
Condescended is the past tense of condescend, which means to act as though you're lowering yourself to someone else's level.
The word carries a sting—it implies the person believes themselves superior: She condescended to speak with the interns.
Less commonly, condescend can mean graciously agreeing to do something beneath one's dignity, though even this use often sounds ironic.
Treating someone as inferior
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
- talking downPatronizing verbal manner
dismissive · sneering · derisive · insulting · superior · high-handed · overbearing · snobbish
Acted beneath one's dignity
- stoopedBent body forward
- unbentNot curved or bowed
- descendedMoved downward
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
obliged · accommodated · indulged · relented · yielded · granted · permitted · consented
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- disrespectLack of regard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
haughtiness · arrogance · disparagement · belittlement · superciliousness · loftiness · contumely · disdainfulness
patronizing
Treating someone as inferior
- demeaningCausing loss of respect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
talking down · dismissive · sneering · derisive · insulting · superior · high-handed · overbearing · snobbish · haughty
deigned
Acted beneath one's dignity
acquiesced · obliged · accommodated · indulged · relented · yielded · granted · permitted · consented · vouchsafed
contempt
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- disrespectLack of regard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
snobbery · haughtiness · arrogance · disparagement · belittlement · superciliousness · loftiness · contumely · disdainfulness · mockery
condescendedrespected
Held in high regard
deferred · looked up to · admired · revered · honored
condescendedacknowledged
Accepted as true
validated · empowered · uplifted · elevated · contradicted