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/ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ/ · adjective
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude..
Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child!
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".
Use condescending when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Condescending means Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude..
Common synonyms include patronizing, patronising, arch, superior.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child!
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