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Noun
Example: “His idea met with derision.”
Synonyms: mockery, ridicule
Antonyms: respect
Example: “We finished the project.”
Synonyms: plan, task
Antonyms: routine
Adjective
Example: “He gave a disdainful look and walked away.”
Synonyms: contemptuous, scornful
Antonyms: respectful, admiring
Adverb
Example: “He laughed scornfully at the suggestion.”
Synonyms: contemptuously, mockingly
Antonyms: respectfully, admiringly
Example: “The company made the highest bid for the property.”
Synonyms: offer, attempt
Antonyms: withdrawal
Example: “The monument became a symbol of public veneration.”
Synonyms: reverence, admiration
Antonyms: disrespect, contempt
Example: “The offer was tantalizingly close to what we wanted.”
Synonyms: temptingly
Antonyms: unappealingly
Example: “His contemptuous smile undermined any claim of respect.”
Synonyms: scornful
Antonyms: respectful
Example: “This is my first attempt.”
Synonyms: try
Example: “He spoke contemptuously about the proposal.”
Synonyms: scornfully
Antonyms: respectfully
Verb
Example: “He failed the exam.”
Synonyms: lose, collapse
Antonyms: succeed
Example: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”
/kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/
Example: “It was a quixotic attempt to change everything overnight.”
Synonyms: impractical, wild-eyed, romantic
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