Get to know Despised better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like detested or hated.
Despised meaning
simple past and past participle of despise
Using Despised
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of despise
- Useful related words include: detested, hated, scorned, unloved.
- In the example corpus, despised often appears in combinations such as: despised by, despised and, despised the.
Context around Despised
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Despised
- In this selection, "despised" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, media, universally, widely, anybody, political and career stand out and add context to how "despised" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a widely despised political fixer and and we despised each other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "despised" sits close to words such as abstain, acrylic and adc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with despised
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bureaucracy is despised for inefficiency and waste. (7 words)
Bragg is pretty universally despised in NYC right now. (9 words)
The media despised him as much as they’ve despised anybody in recent times. (14 words)
Of course, the residents of East Palestine are mostly farmers – a despised population – and worse, over 98% white – with a handful of blacks – so neither he nor his “guvmint” give a damn. (32 words)
Despite his work now selling for millions around the world, it is said she never missed an opportunity to tell him how much she despised his work. (27 words)
But even with those headwinds, a new government with a massive majority, facing a despised and divided opposition, should have enjoyed a phase of full-spectrum dominance. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
The media despised him as much as they’ve despised anybody in recent times.
Bragg is pretty universally despised in NYC right now.
Certain Scorpion costume designs are highly praised by fans, while others are despised, but the standout ones are considered the best fits for the character.
Despite his work now selling for millions around the world, it is said she never missed an opportunity to tell him how much she despised his work.
Egyptian steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz worked as a widely despised political fixer for Mubarak and was one of most high-profile arrests after Mubarak’s fall.
Even so they would now be despised by those who despise so many others fleeing situations so much worse.
He was notoriously brutal in his Hunger Games, and as a District 4 tribute, he was considered one of the despised "career" clans.
Miquella despised the Golden Order and opposed the Greater Will to find cures for his and Malenia’s afflictions.
Of course, the residents of East Palestine are mostly farmers – a despised population – and worse, over 98% white – with a handful of blacks – so neither he nor his “guvmint” give a damn.
There are many places in the world where dogs are viewed as vicious animals to be despised instead of friendly pets.
Bureaucracy is despised for inefficiency and waste.
But even with those headwinds, a new government with a massive majority, facing a despised and divided opposition, should have enjoyed a phase of full-spectrum dominance.
For Capote, an outsider because he was gay, “the swans” provided acceptance, association with high society (which he both loved and despised) and material for his writing.
Haley’s early years in the statehouse were molded by her reaction against the state’s Republican leaders, who despised her.
I knew this because I'd waited for his messages all night, in the kind of agony that I despised myself for.
I realize now that there's a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love but.
Must include improving mare who made some late ground resuming in a similar race as a despised outsider, and is unbeaten from two starts in heavy going.
Some despised him, but many in Las Vegas seemed eager to meet the former NFL star.
The result is a society in which the working class feels not only ignored but actively despised.
When it turned out that 'millions' of those women had actually voted for the despised Donald, a deflated Vorderman could only moan about 'Right-wing hatred'.
Common combinations with despised
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- despised by 15×
- despised and 14×
- despised the 13×
- he despised 10×
- and despised 7×
- who despised 7×
- despised him 6×
- the despised 6×
- were despised 6×
- are despised 5×