laughed off

verb

past tense of laugh off
as in shrugged off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed off
  1. shrugged off
  2. minimized
  3. played down
  4. undervalued
  5. discounted
  6. underrated
  7. diminished
  8. belittled
Verb
  • Moraitis shrugged off the fact that her opponent won Herbst’s endorsement.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Vargo, 71, shrugged off criticism in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of shrugged off
Verb
  • Profit is simply what remains after wages are held down, taxes are minimized, and costs are pushed onto workers, communities, and the environment.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Thornton has minimized the relevance of the previous paragraph.
    — Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimized
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  • Russia's government played down concerns Monday sparked by media reports that a female scientist in Siberia might have died of exposure to the plague after a lab accident.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The hearing officer noted that Marx, in a July podcast interview, had played down the violations and claimed the campaign was aware of them before the complaints began to mount.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of played down
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  • Bank of America upgrades Weyerhaeuser to buy from neutral Bank of America said the paper company is undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Other faculty of color have reported feeling like they and their scholarship are undervalued by their schools and peers.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of undervalued
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  • Minority interests in illiquid companies are typically discounted by 20% to 35%, according to Jordana Schreiber, partner at Day Pitney.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • At the top of the heap is the best value, the All-In plan, normally $70 a month but discounted to just $50 with a voice line and AutoPay (plus taxes and fees).
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of discounted
Verb
  • Amazon’s jewelry selection is hugely underrated, in my humble opinion, and this $10 layered necklace is a pretty good example of why.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Garrett Wilson is underrated and has consistently been a 1,000-yard receiver when healthy.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of underrated
Verb
  • The weather service canceled the flood watch for nearly all the Kansas City forecast area because the threat of additional heavy rain had diminished.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • One can see this when a paint’s color appears diminished and faded.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lestat is treated as unworthy of Akasha’s (Sheila Atim) blood and his choice to turn Louis is belittled by the table because Louis was a pimp.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of belittled
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