as in disregarded
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled
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Recent Examples of flouted
Under Noem, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have flouted congressional authority.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Others have doubled down or flouted the criticism.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Thus far, the only obstacles to Trump’s attempts to prosecute his enemies have come from outside the executive branch—from juries that have refused to indict or convict, and from courts that have maintained proper legal procedure, even as Trump officials have flouted it.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Despite famously never getting married, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have flouted the Hollywood norm with their successful relationship of over four decades.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the law has been flouted repeatedly and its purpose has not been achieved, presidents have filed reports justifying their actions by using loopholes in the text.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
This administration has long flouted Congress’ budget.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Some churches flouted state and local health mandates and stayed open, reorienting their entire ministries around the issue and highlighting the irony that, in some states, liquor stores were permitted to operate while houses of worship were not.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Others have doubled down or flouted the criticism.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Thus far, the only obstacles to Trump’s attempts to prosecute his enemies have come from outside the executive branch—from juries that have refused to indict or convict, and from courts that have maintained proper legal procedure, even as Trump officials have flouted it.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Despite famously never getting married, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have flouted the Hollywood norm with their successful relationship of over four decades.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the law has been flouted repeatedly and its purpose has not been achieved, presidents have filed reports justifying their actions by using loopholes in the text.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
This administration has long flouted Congress’ budget.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Some churches flouted state and local health mandates and stayed open, reorienting their entire ministries around the issue and highlighting the irony that, in some states, liquor stores were permitted to operate while houses of worship were not.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouted
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Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Wilson then failed to appear for court hearings and generally disregarded her release conditions, according to prosecutors.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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For the many Venezuelans who despised Maduro and his rule, that is disappointing.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Its author, Sadeq Hedayat, loved Iran deeply, but despised what the country had become under Islamic leadership.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Flouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouted. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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