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

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There’s a gluttonous amount of food content out there waiting to be devoured, but none of it is like Emeril Live.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Likewise in southern France, where a wildfire outside the city of Bordeaux has devoured tens of thousands of hectares and prompted authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents and summer tourists.

— Gerry Hadden, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026

Definition of devoured

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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
Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026