SCOFFED (AT) Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffed (at)

verb

past tense of scoff (at)

as in shrugged off

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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

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Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Wilson, the attorney general, also rejected the conclusion that EdChoice harms public education.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Trump’s claims have been rejected by the courts and even since his return to the White House in 2025 no evidence of widespread fraud has been surfaced.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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The investors among this small and scorned generation, now aged 45-61, are watching markets play out on their screens and constantly see the plot parallels with past cycles.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
On a fictional highway in 1958, a Cadillac became badly scorned by a little Nash Rambler.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of scorned

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The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mocked

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China, for instance, has routinely flouted a binding 2016 ruling under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that rejected China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Jenner flouted wedding guest dress code in a show-stealing plunging corset gown.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of flouted

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The creditors’ lawsuit describes Kenny as a bullying presence who routinely threatened to fire anyone who disobeyed his orders.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Jeanie Buss also wants proof that Joey and Janie Buss disobeyed the 2017 court order, along with an order requiring them to show cause of why they should not be held in contempt of court.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disobeyed

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