patronizing

1. 1.

   (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

   Synonymsarchcondescendingpatronising

   Similarsuperior

Questions about patronizing

What does patronizing mean?

patronizing means "(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension".

How many syllables are in patronizing?

patronizing has 4 syllables: pa-tro-ni-zing. The stress falls on "pa". In IPA it is /ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪzɪŋ/.

What is another word for patronizing?

Close synonyms include arch, condescending, patronising. 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 patronizing a common word?

patronizing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with patronizing?

2 words rhyme with patronizing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.