Synonyms: uncomplimentary
Definition: tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
Similar words: deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, belittling
Definition: tending to diminish or disparage
Usage: belittling comments; managed a deprecating smile at the compliment; deprecatory remarks about the book; a slighting remark
Similar words: derogative, derogatory, disparaging
Definition: expressive of low opinion
Usage: derogatory comments; disparaging remarks about the new house
Similar words: dislogistic, dyslogistic, pejorative
Definition: expressing disapproval
Usage: dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'
Similar words: supercilious, sneering, snide
Definition: expressive of contempt
Usage: curled his lip in a supercilious smile; spoke in a sneering jeering manner; makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one