7 Letters
4 Consonants
3 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use despise as a verb in a sentence.
About Despise
A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters d, e, i, p, and s, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter p. Despise starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, des, desp, despi, and the ending characters are e, se, ise, pise, spise, ..
Definition
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Despise is set as a grade five word that starts with d, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is despise a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Despise in Pig Latin is said as "espiseday or espisedway".
Unigram
d | e | s | p | i | s | e
Bigram
de | es | sp | pi | is | se
Trigram
des | esp | spi | pis | ise
Quadrigram
desp | espi | spis | pise
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Despise"

There are 165 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to despise.

SynonymDefinition
Abhorfind repugnant
"I loathe that man"
"She abhors cats"
Abjureformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
"She abjured her beliefs"
Abominatefind repugnant
"I loathe that man"
"She abhors cats"
Affronta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Anathematisecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathematizecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathemisecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Anathemizecurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Ariseget up and out of bed
"I get up at 7 A.M. every day"
"They rose early"
"He uprose at night"
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"

View all cognitive synonyms for Despise

Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from despise.

Anagram Definition
Pedesisthe random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid
Despiselook down on with disdain
"He despises the people he has to work for"
"The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"

View English words with the unique letters used in despise. Words With The Letters Deips

Derives

Despise derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Contempta willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
Despisala feeling of scornful hatred
Despisinga feeling of scornful hatred
Despitecontemptuous disregard
"she wanted neither favor nor despite"
Disdaina communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Scornopen disrespect for a person or thing
Scornera person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
Sneerera person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression

Hypernyms

Despise has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Detestdislike intensely
feel antipathy or aversion towards
"I hate Mexican food"
"She detests politicians"
Hatethe emotion of hate
a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word despise.

Is despise a scrabble word or can you use despise in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 561432 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 340438 games. This 7 letter 10 point scrabble word can be rearranged 1,260 ways. What other words can be made with the letters d, e, i, p, and s? There's 31 with 9 letters or less with the letters d, e, i, p, and s. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Sidestep (8 letters) 11 +1 12 +1 sidestep
Despite (7 letters) 10 11 deeipst
Dispute (7 letters) 10 12 +1 dispute
Sepiidae (8 letters) 11 +1 12 +1 sepiidae
Vespidae (8 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 vespidae
Vespid (6 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 vespid
Capsidae (8 letters) 13 +3 15 +4 capsidae
Spade Bit (9 letters)
Upside (6 letters) 9 11 upside
Dyspeptic (9 letters) 19 +9 21 +10 dyspeptic
Pedesis (7 letters) 10 11 deeipss
Dyspepsia (9 letters) 17 +7 18 +7 dyspepsia
Pesticide (9 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 cdeeiipst
Peptidase (9 letters) 14 +4 16 +5 adeeippst
Dissipate (9 letters) 12 +2 13 +2 dissipate
Sideswipe (9 letters) 15 +5 16 +5 sideswipe
Deep Six (8 letters)
Despise (7 letters) 10 11 deeipss
Deputise (8 letters) 11 +1 13 +2 deputise
Disputed (8 letters) 12 +2 14 +3 disputed
Despised (8 letters) 12 +2 13 +2 despised
Cuspidate (9 letters) 14 +4 17 +6 cuspidate
Baptised (8 letters) 13 +3 15 +4 baptised
Deep Six (8 letters)
Put Aside (9 letters)





     

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