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adjective

ˈslī-tiŋ How to pronounce slighting (audio)
Definition of slightingnext
as in insulting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants

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slighting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of slight
1
as in offending
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges

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2
as in isolating
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with

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3
as in disdaining
to show contempt for music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste

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4
as in ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighting
  1. insulting
  2. ignoring
  3. disparaging
  4. forgetting
  5. degrading
  6. neglecting
  7. demeaning
  8. malicious
Adjective
  • This disastrous budget is even more insulting as Los Angeles County grapples with the devastation from four major fires.
    Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Hinchcliffe, who is not Puerto Rican, was just plain cruel, insulting and dehumanizing.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of insulting
Verb
  • See video … WATCH RAYMOND ARROYO – Biden rewarded murderers while ignoring the innocent and their families.
    Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But should investors really be ignoring small caps in 2025?
    Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Adjective
  • The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.
    Emily DeLetter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
Definition of disparaging
Verb
  • Another pitfall is forgetting about the investments that are placed in the IRA.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • She was cast after a previous actress kept forgetting her lines, Cherry says.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of forgetting
Adjective
  • That smell of vinegar is not just an alarm bell that these objects are destroying themselves but that the degrading polymer is taking down innocent bystanders as well.
    Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
  • More than 2 million people in the U.S. lack indoor plumbing and more live with failing sewage systems that can result in waste backing up into homes or pooling on the ground, threatening public health and degrading basic dignity, the EPA said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
Definition of degrading
Verb
  • When turnover is low, poor managers blend in with good ones, and even previously effective managers may grow complacent, neglecting employee motivation and productivity.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • While temperatures were unseasonably warm around Christmas time this year, that can sometimes lure individuals into neglecting to prepare properly.
    Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of neglecting
Adjective
  • Many of the jobs available to young and inexperienced workers are entry-level roles in the retail, restaurant and service industries, and these jobs are often talked about in a demeaning way.
    Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Residents suddenly realized that Trump’s demeaning rhetoric about Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants could extend to them.
    Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of demeaning
Adjective
  • While conceding that standard phishing methods, those that typically require threat actors to craft malicious emails that are delivered to a wide audience, are relatively easy for email platforms to detect and block, that’s not the case with this phishless attack.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Alec Baldwin sues New Mexico, claiming malicious prosecution.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of malicious
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