/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of despising Find synonyms for: Noun1. despisal, despising, hate, hatredusage: a feeling of scornful hatredVerb1. contemn, despise, scorn, disdain, hate, detestusage: 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"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language