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as in stooped
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity
I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race
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as in patronized
to assume or treat with an air of superiority
wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations
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Recent Examples of condescended
That is, until she’s condescended by her chic coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), admonished by Miranda, and given a makeover by Runway art director Nigel (Stanley Tucci).
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist.
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Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses La Chatte condescended to live with Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette), born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France, in 1873, died in Paris, 1954, novelist, actress and journalist.
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Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condescended
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Audra stooped down to hug Christina, 3, who donned a fuzzy white jacket with bear-like ears on the hood.
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Winger Aron Winter pulled back the cross, and Bergkamp stooped to head home their third of the game.
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The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized.
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The traumas come from the way people responded, how they’ve been patronized and gaslit and shunned.
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“Condescended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condescended. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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