SCOFFED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffed

verb

past tense of scoff

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game

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Recent Examples of scoffed The idea that schools might directly pay college athletes, whose jerseys sometimes generated millions of dollars in sales, through a revenue-sharing model would have been scoffed at in 2003. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026 McClintock’s colleagues, obsessed with scientific reductionism, scoffed at her near-spiritual dedication to understanding organismal biology in its fullness and complexity. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 During Truist’s quarterly earnings call in April, Rogers scoffed at a Bloomberg report that the bank could potentially be a target for an acquisition by Citi. — Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026 While the sticker shock of what is typically a $13 trip enraged the masses—the price was initially announced at $150 in April, before it got knocked down to 98 bucks in the face of public backlash—some observers, particularly those from Europe, scoffed at all the outrage. — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026 Lendeborg scoffed at that talking point. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 Several students testified that Metcalf, after ordering Anthony to leave his team’s tent, scoffed before Anthony reached a hand into a bag and pulled out a knife. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Froelich and Cutter scoffed at those arguments. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026 Naysayers had already scoffed at the idea, and the jokes only continued to grow once AstroTurf was installed with zero markings. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffed

Verb

Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly.

— Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of devoured

Verb

Spores can enter through a cut in the skin or be inhaled or ingested.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026