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
However, the separate entities are not allowed to communicate, a rule that is routinely flouted.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
From his earliest days as an agent, Meredith proudly flouted industry convention while inflating his own reputation and padding his bank account.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Empower was barred from doing business in Washington DC last year after the company was found to have flouted licensing requirements and ignored fines in the nation’s capital.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The New York Times told a federal judge Monday that the Pentagon has flouted the court's ruling blocking it from enforcing its policy limiting journalists' access to the Defense Department headquarters.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The New Mexico jury found Meta responsible for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms, declaring that the tech company had flouted state consumer protection laws.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Young women defiantly flouted mandatory hijab laws.
—Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
The international taboo against foreign political assassination has arguably had a stabilizing effect, despite those states—Russia, for example—that have flouted it.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The Texas Heartbeat Act flouted the constitutional right that Roe had afforded for nearly five decades.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
From his earliest days as an agent, Meredith proudly flouted industry convention while inflating his own reputation and padding his bank account.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Empower was barred from doing business in Washington DC last year after the company was found to have flouted licensing requirements and ignored fines in the nation’s capital.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
The New York Times told a federal judge Monday that the Pentagon has flouted the court's ruling blocking it from enforcing its policy limiting journalists' access to the Defense Department headquarters.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The New Mexico jury found Meta responsible for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms, declaring that the tech company had flouted state consumer protection laws.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Young women defiantly flouted mandatory hijab laws.
—Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
The international taboo against foreign political assassination has arguably had a stabilizing effect, despite those states—Russia, for example—that have flouted it.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The Texas Heartbeat Act flouted the constitutional right that Roe had afforded for nearly five decades.
—Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouted
Verb
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Even the economic costs of excessive alcohol use, which top $240 billion annually — more than every American’s medical debt combined — have been disregarded.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The goddess Hera — who despised Heracles — later set the crab in the heavens in the form of the constellation Cancer as a reward for its bravery.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Flouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouted. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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