Rhymes with contemptuous
con·temp·tu·ous
C c Two-syllable rhymes
- effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
Three-syllable rhymes
- strenuous — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- tempestuous — stormy, tumultuous
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- incredulous — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- ingenuous — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- contemptuously — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- disingenuous — lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.