SCOUTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

scouted

verb

past tense of scout

as in ridiculed

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

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Recent Examples of scouted Minteh is viewed as a suitable alternative to Barcola’s PSG colleague Ibrahim Mbaye, an 18-year-old Liverpool had also heavily scouted. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Maddox made 34 receptions for 575 yards and six touchdowns, and at 6-foot-2 is the man targeted and scouted against by defensive coordinators. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 At another stage, Meyer and McLean scouted New Jersey in search of isolated street corners that might pass for Southern California. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026 In the two years Futsi has hosted local street soccer players, not only has community been formed, but players have received major opportunities to play in international tournaments and get scouted by college teams. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Diaz scouted the stadium a day before and took a test shot imagining Loria on the pitcher’s mound and a view of the interior of the stadium. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Kelly, a Baylor graduate himself, said multiple countries scouted the school’s facilities before Spain settled on it. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 At just the age of six, he was scouted by FC Barcelona while playing for a local club near his hometown. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 July 2026 She was eventually scouted and traveled to London to record a few demos but did not immediately hear back. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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Young Dolly wore the coat proudly to school, only to be ridiculed by mean kids who laughed at the sight of it.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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