All derogatory synonyms
de·rog·a·to·ry
D d adj derogatory
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- demeaning — Something that is demeaning makes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- disdainful — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- fault-finding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- opprobrious — conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- scornful — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- slighting — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- spiteful — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- unfavorable — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
- despiteful — spiteful; malicious
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- minimizing — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
adjective derogatory
- pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
- insulting — giving or causing insult; characterized by affronting rudeness, insolence, etc.
- deprecating — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- aspersing — Present participle of asperse.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.