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Synonyms for despite

14 synonyms
2 meanings

noun
preposition

Most common

defiance disdain spite

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Contempt — disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred

contempt, scorn, disdain, defiance

2. Spite

spite, malice, malevolence, malignity

Preposition

in spite of, notwithstanding, with, against, regardless of, mauger US, maugre UK

Definitions

n. 1
Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
n. 2
Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
prep. 1
In spite of, notwithstanding.
Despite being a near-mirror image my of right, my left hand is terrible at these stuff.

Related words

Word family: despiteful
Phrases: despite that

Forms

Plural: despites → contempts, scorns, defiances, spites…

Example sentences

defiance His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
disdain Tom didn't notice the look of disdain on Mary's face.
spite He will not change his mind in spite of my advice.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
despite		rising
defiance		rising
disdain		rising
spite		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: with¹
5 letters: spite¹, scorn¹
6 letters: malice², mauger², maugre
7 letters: against², disdain²
8 letters: contempt², defiance³
9 letters: malignity
11 letters: malevolence
15 letters: notwithstanding⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (malice² = 2 syllables).