Synonyms of pooh-poohing

pooh-poohing

verb

variants also poohing

present participle of pooh-pooh

as in dismissing

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

• dismissing
• rejecting
• ignoring
• mocking
• resisting
• scorning
• flouting
• defying
• brushing (off)
• scoffing (at)
• disregarding
• disobeying
• winking (at)
• opposing
• rebelling (against)
• shrugging off
• overlooking
• violating
• fighting
• disputing
• revolting (against)
• passing over
• disobliging
• combating
• contesting
• withstanding
• transgressing
• breaching
• infringing
• bucking
• mutinying (against)
• tuning out
• breaking
• overpassing

Dissimilar Words

• serving
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• stooping (to)
• conceding (to)
• observing
• keeping
• cooperating (with)
• regarding
• hearing
• capitulating (to)
• noting
• noticing
• agreeing (to)
• attending
• heeding
• watching
• following
• goose-stepping (to)
• marking
• acquiescing (to)
• listening (to)
• assenting (to)
• obliging
• acceding (to)
• obeying
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• minding