derogative

1. 1.

   expressive of low opinion

   “derogatory comments”

   “disparaging remarks about the new house”

   Synonymsderogatorydisparaging

   Similaruncomplimentary

Questions about derogative

What does derogative mean?

derogative means "expressive of low opinion".

How many syllables are in derogative?

derogative has 4 syllables: de-ro-ga-tive. The stress falls on "ro".

What is another word for derogative?

Close synonyms include derogatory, disparaging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is derogative a common word?

derogative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.