UNCOMPLIMENTARY Synonyms

• a belittling comment

• the act of belittling

• tending to diminish or disparage

• arrogantly insolent

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• harmful to the mind or morals

• used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• expressing extreme contempt

• having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

• expressive of low opinion

• exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous

• neither feeling nor showing respect

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• causing hurt

• harmful to living things

• expressing extreme contempt

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

• the action of attacking an enemy

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

• expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

• expressing extreme contempt

• showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

• lacking kindness

• deficient in humane and kindly feelings