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patronizing
CIDE DICTIONARY
patronizing, a.
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
patronizing
Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogant, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, big, condescendence, condescending, condescension, domineering, domineeringness, haughtiness, haughty, haughty airs, hauteur, high horse, high-faluting, high-flown, high-hat, high-headed, high-nosed, hoity-toitiness, hoity-toity, loftiness, lofty, overbearing, overbearing pride, overbearingness, overweening pride, patronization, patronizing attitude, pride, priggish, proud, proudness, purse-pride, purse-proud, side, sniffy, snippy, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, stiff-necked pride, stuck-up, superbia, superior, toploftiness, toplofty, uppish, uppishness, uppity, uppityness, upstageROGET THESAURUS
patronizing
Disrespect
N disrespect, disesteem, disestimation, disparagement irreverence, slight, neglect, spretae injuria formae, superciliousness, vilipendency, vilification, contumely, affront, dishonor, insult, indignity, outrage, discourtesy, practical joking, scurrility, scoffing, sibilance, hissing, sibilation, irrision, derision, mockery, irony, sarcasm, hiss, hoot, boo, gibe, flout, jeer, scoff, gleek, taunt, sneer, quip, fling, wipe, slap in the face, disrespectful, aweless, irreverent, disparaging, insulting, supercilious, contemptuous, patronizing, rude, derisive, sarcastic, scurrile, scurrilous, contumelious, unrespected, unworshiped, unenvied, unsaluted, unregarded, disregarded, disrespectfully.For further exploring for "patronizing" in Webster Dictionary Online