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thumbs one's nose (at)
phrasepresent tense third-person singular of thumb one's nose (at)
Synonyms & Antonyms of thumbs one's nose (at)
to show contempt for
- You shouldn't thumb your nose at janitorial staff; they spend all day cleaning up after you.
Synonyms for thumbs one's nose (at)
- contemns,
- disdains,
- disrespects,
- disses
- [slang],
- high-hats,
- looks down (on or upon),
- scorns,
- slights,
- sniffs (at),
- snoots,
- snubs
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