ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpejorative
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pejorative
Meaning: expressing contempt or disapproval
pejorative in a sentence
How pejorative is used in real sentences:
The article avoided the pejorative labels common in earlier accounts of the conflict.
The witness used a pejorative term that portrayed the entire neighborhood with contempt.
“Some executives called the cleanup crowd "mud zealots," a pejorative label meant to dismiss evidence without answering it.”
— from the passage The Ninth Spring
“She called the paintings “decorative evasions,” a pejorative label that made appreciation sound like a failure of intelligence.”
— from the passage The Late Correction
Synonyms for pejorative
Other words for pejorative — derogatory, disparaging and demeaning — carry the same meaning.
- derogatory
- disparaging
- demeaning
Antonyms of pejorative
Words that mean the opposite of pejorative:
- complimentary
- laudatory
- respectful
Where it comes from
From Latin pejorare, meaning 'to make worse.'
Memory hook
PEJORATIVE has a sound like JEER: a pejorative label jeers at its target.
Practice pejorative in the app