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 When McGirr’s debut McQueen collection walked the runway in March of 2024 in Paris, some raved and some scoffed. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Lee scoffed at the notion such a large-scale project deserved a federal exemption. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Traditionalists scoffed at the ‘plastic’ boats, but the Swan 36 featured a revolutionary underwater design. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But Jobs, who scoffed at formal succession planning and kept a tight lid on his company’s operations, did take the issue seriously, corporate governance experts told CNN. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 In his column, Gigot scoffed at the idea that his readers deserve to know when a piece is chatbot-assisted. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The president scoffed at the notion that anyone named may suffer consequences, even though Mexico is one of the world’s most hazardous countries for journalists. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Or so Gunn assumed, and a good mother is not to be scoffed at, even if good motherhood was sometimes tricky to deal with. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Russell Westbrook scoffed at the notion that the 2025-26 season could be his last in the NBA after signing with the Sacramento Kings in October. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffed

Verb

Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.

— David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of devoured

Verb

In effect, thousands of tons of materials that were never intended to be inhaled were crushed, burned, aerosolized and deposited across a densely populated urban area.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Messick emerged from the dugout tunnel Monday afternoon in a hoodie with cutoff sleeves, inhaled and reveled in the crisp air that tends to accompany a playoff race.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026