scoff (at)

verb

Definition of scoff (at)next
as in to rebel (against)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff (at)
  1. reject
  2. dismiss
  3. shrug off
  4. mock
  5. defy
  6. scorn
  7. disobey
  8. flout
Verb
  • But Moscow has rejected a ceasefire, saying a comprehensive peace deal must be agreed rather than a temporary truce.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • The complaint escalates the department’s battle with the federal judiciary, which has halted administration priorities, dismissed high-profile prosecutions and accused government lawyers in some cases of failing to comply with court orders.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The state did not seek to dismiss allegations related to Morrissey’s statements to the media or to her agreement to log a cache of bullets under a separate case number, functionally hiding them from the defense.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismiss
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  • Wrapped in a tough, drop-proof fabric shell that floats and shrugs off water, it is engineered to survive real-world chaos.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vargo, 71, shrugged off criticism in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrug off
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  • On June 18, Reese appeared to mock Clark for trying to draw a foul after the two made contact.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Nike’s experimented with other applications such as mules and tennis shoes, but the results were mocked if not downright disastrous.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of mock
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  • The renewal comes as Season 4 of Reacher has amassed 66 million viewers globally in its first 28 days on Prime Video, per Amazon, defying the recent downward streaming viewership trend by surpassing the Season 3 performance.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Even as President, Roosevelt did not single-handedly have the power to defy the Neutrality Acts or to upend the nation’s restrictive immigration laws.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of defy
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  • The investors among this small and scorned generation, now aged 45-61, are watching markets play out on their screens and constantly see the plot parallels with past cycles.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On a fictional highway in 1958, a Cadillac became badly scorned by a little Nash Rambler.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of scorn
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  • The creditors’ lawsuit describes Kenny as a bullying presence who routinely threatened to fire anyone who disobeyed his orders.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cops had issued summonses to the driver twice before, once in 2024 for failing to yield to a pedestrian and in 2018 for disobeying a traffic device, officials said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disobey
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  • Associations may also be able to suspend the rights of those who flout the rules to use some or all community amenities.
    — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Groups of implicatures Grice identified three broad groups of implicatures generated through the observance, violation, or flouting of maxims in keeping with the cooperative principle.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of flout
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