GRE vocabulary
patronizing
treating others as if they are inferior or less intelligent in a condescending way
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Patronizing in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing patronizing in a sentence.
Her patronizing tone made the junior employees reluctant to share their ideas.
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Questions about “patronizing”
Patronizing (adjective) means treating others as if they are inferior or less intelligent in a condescending way
Here is patronizing used in an example sentence: "Her patronizing tone made the junior employees reluctant to share their ideas."
Common synonyms for patronizing include condescending, supercilious, disdainful.
Antonyms of patronizing include respectful, humble, deferential.
Patronizing is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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