- 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
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abhor | find repugnant "I loathe that man" "She abhors cats" |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Abominate | find repugnant "I loathe that man" "She abhors cats" |
| Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| Anathematise | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathematize | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathemise | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Anathemize | curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
| Arise | get up and out of bed "I get up at 7 A.M. every day" "They rose early" "He uprose at night" |
| Avoid | stay 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
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pedesis | the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid |
| Despise | 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" |
View English words with the unique letters used in despise. Words With The Letters Deips
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contempt | a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body |
| Despisal | a feeling of scornful hatred |
| Despising | a feeling of scornful hatred |
| Despite | contemptuous disregard "she wanted neither favor nor despite" |
| Disdain | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
| Scorn | open disrespect for a person or thing |
| Scorner | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression |
| Sneerer | a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detest | dislike intensely feel antipathy or aversion towards "I hate Mexican food" "She detests politicians" |
| Hate | the emotion of hate a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Despise Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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