The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCORN , but the solution may also be ABUSE which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Contumely crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCORN | 70 % | 5 |
| INVECTIVE | 10 % | 9 |
| ABUSE | 10 % | 5 |
| DERISION | 10 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contumely
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- insult
- revilement
- abuse
- invective
- contumelious
- reprehension
- reproach
- malignity
- detestation
- scorn
- raillery
- calumny
Crossword Answer definitions
SCORN noun- Contempt or disdain.
- A display of disdain; a slight.
- An object of disdain, contempt, or derision.
- To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- To reject, turn down.
- To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
- To scoff, to express contempt.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SCORN
- Disdain
- Mock
- Treat with contempt
- Diss
- Contemptuously refuse
- Belittle in a way
- Derision
- Distain
- Show disdain for
- Pooh-pooh
More clues leading to the result INVECTIVE
More clues leading to the result ABUSE
- Badmouth
- Willful destruction
- Take for granted
- Maltreatment
- Bad treatment
- Treat harmfully
- Battery, e.g.
- Mistreatment
- Mistreat
- Treat scandalously