overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence.
an overbearing supervisor
supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness.
an aloof and supercilious manner
disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness.
disdainful of their social inferiors
Examples of disdainful in a Sentence
He looked at the waiter with a disdainful glare.
a disdainful attitude toward authority
Recent Examples on the WebHis cohort of digital disrupters is disdainful of an entire domain of human endeavor, which may explain why its denizens are so eager to shed their personhood and transform into machines.—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 One of the more surprising parts of the book was that much of the Wall Street Bets community, or the moderators at least, really viewed themselves as separate from crypto and were even disdainful.—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 10 June 2024 The GOP has dismantled much of its pipeline of foreign policy talent by becoming actively disdainful of expertise.—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 The stereotypes about us were, and continue to be, disdainful and dismissive, mixed with a potent disgust for good measure.—Bobi Conn, TIME, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for disdainful
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