Home › Words › C › contemptioncontemptioncontemption means synonym of contempt.EtymologyFrom Latin contemptio.nounSynonym of contemptDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.contemptuosity 73% match — The state of being contemptuous. vs contemption →contemptful 70% match — Full of contempt. vs contemption →contempt 70% match — The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. vs contemption →contemptibility 70% match — The quality of being contemptible. vs contemption →contemptible 69% match — Deserving contempt. vs contemption →contemptuousness 69% match — The state of being contemptuous vs contemption →contemptibleness 68% match — The state or quality of being contemptible. vs contemption →contemnible 68% match — Fit to be contemned; contemptible. vs contemption →