" disdainfully "

1: as in contemptuously, scornfully;

•  Synonyms : 

•  contemptuously,

•  deprecatingly,

•  scornfully,

•  bitchily,

•  cattily,

•  despitefully,

•  hatefully,

•  malevolently,

•  maliciously,

•  malignantly,

•  meanly,

•  nastily,

•  spitefully,

•  viciously,

•  villainously,

•  virulently,

•  wickedly,

•  acrimoniously,

•  antagonistically,

•  caustically,

•  envyingly,

•  hostilely,

•  invidiously,

•  obnoxiously,

•  rancorously,

•  venomously,

•  vindictively,

•  vituperatively,

•  bitterly,

•  enviously,

•  jealously,

•  resentfully,

•  balefully,

•  caddishly,

•  callously,

•  cruelly,

•  evil-mindedly,

•  felly,

•  hard-heartedly,

•  heartlessly,

•  inhumanely,

•  kindlessly,

•  mercilessly,

•  pitilessly,

•  ruthlessly,

•  soullessly,

•  unfeelingly,

•  disagreeably,

•  ill,

•  ungraciously,

•  unkindly,

•  ill-naturedly,

•  inconsiderately,

•  insensitively,

•  thoughtlessly,

•  diabolically,

•  fiendishly,

•  misanthropically

•  Antonyms : 

•  benevolently,

•  benignantly,

•  good-heartedly,

•  kindheartedly,

•  kindly,

•  affably,

•  agreeably,

•  amiably,

•  cordially,

•  genially,

•  good-humoredly,

•  good-naturedly,

•  graciously,

•  nicely,

•  pleasantly,

•  altruistically,

•  humanely,

•  considerately,

•  feelingly,

•  lovingly,

•  mercifully,

•  sensitively,

•  softheartedly,

•  solicitously,

•  soulfully,

•  thoughtfully,

•  compassionately,

•  sympathetically,

•  angelically,

•  divinely,

•  gently,

•  sweetly,

•  tenderly

1: feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern;

  * e.g., " ... a disdainful attitude toward people who work as waiters and waitresses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abhorrent,

•  contemptuous,

•  scornful

•  Antonyms : 

•  admiring,

•  applauding,

•  appreciative,

•  approving

2: having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself;

  * e.g., " ... disdainful of manual labor of any kind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  haughty,

•  highfalutin,

•  lofty,

•  lordly,

•  prideful,

•  proud,

•  superior

•  Antonyms : 

•  humble,

•  lowly,

•  modest

3: intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value;

  * e.g., " ... disdainful remarks regarding the cheap clothes that the local people were wearing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belittling,

•  contemptuous,

•  decrying,

•  degrading,

•  demeaning,

•  denigrative,

•  denigratory,

•  deprecatory,

•  depreciative,

•  depreciatory,

•  derisory,

•  derogative,

•  derogatory,

•  detractive,

•  disparaging,

•  pejorative,

•  scornful,

•  slighting,

•  uncomplimentary

•  Antonyms : 

•  commendatory,

•  complimentary,

•  laudative,

•  laudatory