scorner
One who sneers
A scorner is someone who treats others or their ideas with contempt and derision.
The word carries biblical overtones, appearing frequently in Proverbs to describe the arrogant fool who mocks wisdom: Surely he scorneth the scorners.
Outside religious contexts, scorner sounds archaic—modern English prefers skeptic, cynic, or mocker.
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
derision · jibes · gibes · sneer · jeer · scoff · taunt · razzing
Scornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- contemptuousnessOpen disrespect toward others
- disdainfulnessScornful superiority toward others
loathing · condescension · disparagement · haughtiness · superciliousness · arrogance · dismissiveness · insolence
Contemptuously refusing or dismissing
- rebuffingCurtly refusing or dismissing
- dismissalRemoval from position
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
disregard · refusal · disdaining · cold-shouldering · shunning · slighting · ignoring · overlooking
scoffer
One who mocks
mocker · taunter · derider · despiser · heckler · satirist · cynic · critic · detractor · belittler
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
sneering · derision · jibes · gibes · sneer · jeer · scoff · taunt · razzing · ribbing
disdain
Scornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- contemptuousnessOpen disrespect toward others
disdainfulness · loathing · condescension · disparagement · haughtiness · superciliousness · arrogance · dismissiveness · insolence · superiority
spurning
Contemptuously refusing or dismissing
- rebuffingCurtly refusing or dismissing
- dismissalRemoval from position
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
repudiation · disregard · refusal · disdaining · cold-shouldering · shunning · slighting · ignoring · overlooking · turning-away
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
scorneradmirer
One who esteems another
respecter · venerator · appreciator · devotee · adorer
scornerencourager
One who heartens others
affirmer · uplifter · embracer · welcomer · complimenter
- scorned loverPerson romantically rejected
- scorned woman
- woman scorned
- heap scorn
scorn, scornful, scorned, scornfully, scorning, scorns, scornfulness, scorners