LAUGHED OFF Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

laughed off

verb

past tense of laugh off

as in shrugged off

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By the week’s end, countries with ties to Tehran had so far shrugged off the threat and analysts were left underwhelmed by the US actions.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Equity markets have also largely shrugged off the potential ramifications of the conflict, with global stocks seeing a broad rally this year as corporate earnings optimism outweighed concerns about the war's implications for the world economy.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrugged off

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In this location, the telescope will rarely be blocked by Earth and infrared heat from the Earth, sun and moon is minimized.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of minimized

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Miami coach Mario Cristobal played down preseason hype around his team.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
The industry is one of the key drivers of Indian economic growth and middle-class expansion, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played down job displacement concerns.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of played down

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Interestingly, Amazon seems to be one of the few places that has discounted the base iPhone 17 and the iPhone Air, which appears to be permanently £200 off its original £999 launch price.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
And after being repeatedly discounted, some women may stop bringing up these symptoms at all.

— Yulin Hswen, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of discounted

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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
The women on that team didn’t ask to be the butt of a locker room joke, belittled by the President of the United States, no less.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of belittled

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