SCOFFED (AT) Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffed (at)

verb

past tense of scoff (at)

as in shrugged off

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The economy has so far shrugged off the turmoil as AI demand powers electronics exports.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
The French forward controlled Mathieu Choinière's long pass, shrugged off a defender and finished.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

Definition of shrugged off

Verb

The case was ultimately dismissed and Levine has denied sending the messages.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year, but Sonko’s party retained its large majority in parliament, and he was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dismissed

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If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.

— Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of rejected

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Police quickly connected them to his ex-fiancée and began investigating her, with a media narrative painting her as a woman scorned and willing to do anything to ruin his life.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
The season ended with Beth and Rip’s adopted son Carter (Finn Little) being abducted by the family that Beulah scorned when going into business with the infamous Beth Dutton.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

Definition of scorned

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Instead of treating her and Povich’s pregnancy struggles with care, the pair were widely mocked in the media and on late-night shows, including on In Living Color, which had premiered on Fox in 1990.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Fans rightfully mocked the dancing cars mounted on robot arms that played during an inexplicable diversion on Universal Studios Hollywood’s Studio Tour.

— Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

Definition of mocked

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On the afternoon of July 19, 2022, Jones flouted the order and came to Williams’ apartment after one of her young sons accompanied him to the grocery store.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Deadly fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026

Definition of flouted

Verb

Ulysses expresses sorrowful regret for having disobeyed Zeus’ Law – essentially the Golden Rule – in sacking Troy.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.

— R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of disobeyed

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