laughed off

verb

past tense of laugh off
as in shrugged off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed off
  1. shrugged off
  2. minimized
  3. played down
  4. undervalued
  5. discounted
  6. underrated
  7. diminished
  8. belittled
Verb
  • Haaland shrugged off a question about her various political identities in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
    — Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But Lula shrugged off those concerns and promised to work with the more conservative Congress to govern for all Brazilians.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrugged off
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  • Politicians listened to the rocket scientists who recommended the concept of a lunar orbit rendezvous because that concept minimized total launch mass.
    — Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Singer minimized that position, arguing that Moskowitz would be unable to counter increasing skepticism among many other Democrats over the government’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • The ministry played down the significance of the incident, saying that alerts are distributed through regional and municipal systems such as sirens and loudspeakers, SMS messages and media broadcasts.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That happened Sunday night, as the Chiefs played down both starting tackles, with Josh Simmons (back) and Jaylon Moore (concussion) remaining sidelined with injuries.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of played down
Verb
  • Lacy has heard plenty of kvetching from breeders who believe their horses to be undervalued in the book, and thereby potentially undervalued in the sale.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Meta undervalued The billionaire investor also has Meta Platforms as a core part of Pershing Square's portfolio.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of undervalued
Verb
  • Ultra-budget buyers should check out the Asus CX14, which is discounted down to just $199.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Winter apparel is discounted as spring approaches; summer clothing and outdoor furniture come down as fall nears.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of discounted
Verb
  • Although my favorite is the classic cookie dough, Tuffy’s Toffee is underrated.
    — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 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 underrated
Verb
  • As with many early American utopian communities, their ranks diminished after the Civil War, but a small band of Shakers has persisted at Sabbathday.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Somewhat diminished in the film’s erratic attempts to contextualize this ever-metastasizing sickness is Odeh himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Those who love the club could only watch as its past successes were belittled and its fans became the butt of jokes – or, as one supporter told me, shouted at in a grocery store for wearing the club colors.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of belittled
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