Synonyms for opprobrium
All synonyms
Noun
1. Shame — scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this
shame, scorn, contempt, derision, odium, censure, abuse, ignominy, disgrace, calumny, invective, reproach, blame, dishonor US, dishonour UK, discredit, contumely, ingloriousness, castigation, indignity, disrepute, insult, vituperation
Definitions
- n. 1
Scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this.
Related words
- Word family
- opprobrious opprobry
- Other spellings
- approbrium
Forms
- Plural
- opprobriums → shames, scorns, contempts, derisions…
Example sentences
- shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
- contempt He seems to hold people from Kakogawa in contempt.
- scorn Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
- derision All Mary has left for Tom is scorn and derision.
- infamy Hatred, infamy and slander have not conquered my spirit.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2, blame1, shame1, scorn1, odium
- 6 letters
- insult2, infamy3
- 7 letters
- censure2, calumny3, obloquy3
- 8 letters
- contempt2, disgrace2, reproach2, dishonor3, derision3, ignominy4
- 9 letters
- discredit3, dishonour, indignity4, disrepute3, invective3, contumely
- 11 letters
- castigation
- 12 letters
- vituperation
- 14 letters
- ingloriousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).