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pooh-pooh

verb

variants: also pooh

Synonyms and Antonyms of pooh-pooh

informal to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true

They pooh-poohed my suggestion.

He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of pooh-pooh

brush off, dismiss, flout, reject, scoff (at), scorn, shrug off, wink (at)

defy, disobey, mock, rebel (against)

mutiny (against), revolt (against)

disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, tune out

breach, break, infringe, transgress, violate

buck, combat, contest, dispute, fight, oppose, resist, withstand

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of pooh-pooh

capitulate (to), concede (to), defer (to), goose-step (to), serve, stoop (to), submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to)

cooperate (with)

accede (to), acquiesce (to), agree (to), assent (to), oblige

attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch

comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey

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