INDIGNITY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

indignity

noun

in-ˈdig-nə-tē

Definition of indignity

as in insult

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings minor indignities such as intentionally mispronouncing a person's name

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Recent Examples of indignity Where would a collapse in the Finals from coming home up 2-0 to ultimately squander the series rank in the pantheon of Knicks’ indignities? — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 Galitzine embraces the indignity. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 The family members either submitted to the indignities—the false testimony, the obscene bullet fees—or were asked for bribes as high as $7,000 to avoid consigning their relatives to mass graves. — Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 Ream’s grown accustomed to such indignities, especially from Richards, the Crystal Palace standout who squared off with Ream in the English Premier League when Ream played for Fulham. — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for indignity

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Noun

According to Spell and members of his congregation, the man had a history of verbally harassing them with threats, insults and racial slurs.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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Hard fouls are routinely minimized, and meaningful discipline often arrives only after public outrage forces the league's hand.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
But his qualms weren’t about the level of destruction in Gaza or the high civilian toll, both of which drew global outrage.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of outrage

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