SCOFFS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scoff

as in devours

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

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scoffs

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noun

plural of scoff

as in sneers

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Recent Examples of scoffs

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Daemon scoffs at this, takes Corlys prisoner and sends Gwayne running back with his answer. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Their front office scoffs at prospect rankings, where the Angels rate poorly. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Sokoloff scoffs at Mejia’s first-term record. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 When Dunk proposes to Prince Maekar that maybe the Seven spared him for some future purpose, Maekar scoffs. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 The mysterious Egg scoffs at Dunk’s rope belt but offers to be his squire. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026 Fourie scoffs at the concern about African greys disappearing in the wild. — Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025 Still, Kayser scoffs at the idea that the baguette is in any real danger. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 Fornnarino scoffs at that suggestion. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffs

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The fungus then slowly devours the ant, sprouting through its head in one final indignity.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of devours

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The child inhales for four counts, holds for four counts, exhales for four counts and holds again for four counts.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.

— Sierra van der Brug, Oc Register, 23 May 2026