laugh off

verb

Definition of laugh offnext
as in to minimize

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Recent Examples of laugh off Continue reading … HOT AIR – AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused. — FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Though Blakely was able to laugh off the mistake, the damage would be significant. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Prince William laughed off the question from Heart Breakfast hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 The casual references to him as a billionaire, however, is one gibe that Lamont laughs off. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugh off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
  1. minimize
  2. play down
  3. shrug off
  4. discount
  5. undervalue
  6. belittle
  7. underrate
Verb
  • The Bonding Shampoo gently cleanses hair and scalp, while the Hair Bonding Treatment delivers a more intensive dose of the brand’s Peptide-132 complex to help strengthen damaged strands and minimize breakage and split ends.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Federal wildlife managers euthanized 28,000 animals in California in 2025 and dispersed about 1 million more as part of a nationwide program meant to control invasive species and minimize danger to people, pets and livestock, new data shows.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimize
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  • Russia's government played down concerns Monday sparked by media reports that a female scientist in Siberia might have died of exposure to the plague after a lab accident.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • So there’s a chance to get some plays down the field for the Panthers.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of play down
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  • Barclays strategists argue the market could even shrug off a one percentage point rise in rates.
    — Daren Fonda, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The president has sought to shrug off concerns about affordability, claiming the economy is booming.
    — Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrug off
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  • Korean face masks are discounted, too— from the Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask at $13, to Medicube’s crowd-favorite Pink Collagen Gel Mask at a jaw-dropping $15.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the holy grail Bigger Carry-On, several other popular Away pieces are discounted for Prime Day.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of discount
Verb
  • Seaport upgrades Mattel to buy from hold Seaport said Mattel is undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Other faculty of color have reported feeling like they and their scholarship are undervalued by their schools and peers.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of undervalue
Verb
  • Accounts like Bradford’s tended to minimize or belittle the Native Americans who already lived in the New World.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, these same commentators who proudly belittle Clark and Cunningham continue to claim that Black lesbian women are the ones the sports media relentlessly targets.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of belittle
Verb
  • The thing people always underrate about the 2000s is how many of us were not going to the movies to feel good.
    — Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon’s jewelry selection is hugely underrated, in my humble opinion, and this $10 layered necklace is a pretty good example of why.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of underrate

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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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