as in person
a member of the human race
you're a good scout
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to mock
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of scout
David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Thousands of spectators are expected to gather along Great Star Drive in Clarksville to watch fire trucks, veterans groups, vintage cars, scouts and local organizations kick off the Fourth of July festivities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 June 2025
Jesse Buss and his scouting department found value in late first-round picks like Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma as well as an undrafted star in Austin Reaves.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for scout
Noun
Western Conference scout No. 1: Hates to be touched.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Thousands of spectators are expected to gather along Great Star Drive in Clarksville to watch fire trucks, veterans groups, vintage cars, scouts and local organizations kick off the Fourth of July festivities.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
Verb
Then there was the problem of scouting a suitable space.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 June 2025
Jesse Buss and his scouting department found value in late first-round picks like Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma as well as an undrafted star in Austin Reaves.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for scout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scout
Noun
-
In total, 22 children and one elderly person have been treated and 10 of the patients were still hospitalized as of Wednesday, according to officials in the Hauts-de-France region.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
-
Winners can pick up their claim forms in person at more than 23,000 California Lottery retail partners, but are also allowed to fill out a form online.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
-
In September 2024, she was mocked online after releasing a single.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
-
Tonally, the show is all over the place, laying on the moody theatrics one moment, mocking Dave’s writerly pretenses the next.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Noun
-
Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
-
While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Verb
-
Videos of him saying that have been ridiculed by the anti-war right this week – one of them, a prediction that removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq would weaken Iran, was conclusively proven wrong.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
-
But while others might see something to ridicule, Margarita sees something entirely different: a way to belong.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
Noun
-
Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
-
The future of collaboration is not man versus machine, but man with machine—in an open, visible process where every contributor can see, learn from, and be fairly assessed for their effort.—
David Ferrucci,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Noun
-
Again, such symptoms are quite non-specific and can represent many different conditions ranging from too much stress in your life to sleep apnea to depression to long Covid to cancer.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
-
In sport, as in life, the idea of failure is often cast as a villain—something to be denied, delayed or danced around.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
-
Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
-
That was a journey nearly like designing the creatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scout. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share