Synonyms of pooh-poohs

pooh-poohs

verb

variants also poohs

present tense third-person singular of pooh-pooh

as in dismisses

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.

Related Words

• dismisses
• rejects
• ignores
• resists
• scorns
• mocks
• flouts
• scoffs (at)
• defies
• shrugs off
• disobeys
• opposes
• rebels (against)
• brushes (off)
• disregards
• winks (at)
• violates
• overlooks
• disputes
• revolts (against)
• passes over
• disobliges
• fights
• transgresses
• withstands
• infringes
• mutinies (against)
• combats
• tunes out
• breaches
• breaks
• contests
• bucks
• overpasses

Dissimilar Words

• serves
• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• defers (to)
• concedes (to)
• surrenders (to)
• observes
• stoops (to)
• cooperates (with)
• keeps
• hears
• agrees (to)
• capitulates (to)
• obliges
• notices
• attends
• heeds
• regards
• follows
• goose-steps (to)
• notes
• acquiesces (to)
• accedes (to)
• assents (to)
• watches
• listens (to)
• obeys
• marks
• complies (with)
• conforms (to)
• minds