contemptible

1. 1.

   deserving of contempt or scorn

   Antonymsestimable

   Similarabjectbastardlypathetic

Questions about contemptible

What does contemptible mean?

contemptible means "deserving of contempt or scorn".

How many syllables are in contemptible?

contemptible has 4 syllables: con-temp-ti-ble. The stress falls on "temp". In IPA it is /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/.

What is the opposite of contemptible?

The recorded antonyms are estimable.

Is contemptible a common word?

contemptible is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.