CONDESCENDED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

condescended

verb

past tense of condescend

as in stooped

to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race

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as in patronized

to assume or treat with an air of superiority wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations

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Recent Examples of condescended Curry never condescended to material, but consistently elevated scripts by taking them seriously. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 That is, until she’s condescended by her chic coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), admonished by Miranda, and given a makeover by Runway art director Nigel (Stanley Tucci). — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

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Audra stooped down to hug Christina, 3, who donned a fuzzy white jacket with bear-like ears on the hood.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Winger Aron Winter pulled back the cross, and Bergkamp stooped to head home their third of the game.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2026

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As early as the 1920s, Coco Chanel patronized Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company, famously designing the costumes for Le Train Bleu, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in 1924.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
Beaverbrook is a five-star country house hotel that was once patronized by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and other 20th-century celebrities.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

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