SCOFFING (AT) Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffing (at)

verb

present participle of scoff (at)

as in winking (at)

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Part of it is that more women are speaking up about hair loss, shrugging off the stigma and reaching out for help.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
Trump, now shrugging off concerns about the threat posed to those who remained aboard the plane he was supposed to be on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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William Roberson Anyone dismissing the Slingshot (in any form) on practicality grounds is missing the point by a light year or two - the Slingshot makes a Miata seem like a spacious minivan.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
She was especially hurt that some of the people who criticized Cox most harshly, dismissing him as craven and disingenuous, were those who had the closest relationships with him.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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