SCOUTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

scouting

verb

Definition of scouting

present participle of scout

as in ridiculing

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 scouting Years later, while O’Brien was developing Rocky Horror, the two ran into each other outside a London gym where O’Brien had been scouting muscular men for the show. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Marlins reportedly make cuts to scouting department The Marlins reportedly are making significant cuts to their professional scouting department. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 But our scouting team of editors observed that this year, hospitality pros are not phoning it in at lunch, happy hour, or even that late-afternoon slump. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Colorful glass lamps from Turkey These were purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul—a city Field has visited numerous times and enjoys for its cosmopolitanism—while scouting for Sex and the City II. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Leeds compiled scouting reports on Muharemovic for a full season and made their interest in the player clear in March. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The firm is busy scouting for companies positioned to benefit from the Pentagon’s keenness to boost defense spending and find new ways to pay for it. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Bowie allegedly began scouting the Capitol in Albany soon afterward. — Stephen Sorace , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 While scouting for an HBO series, Kipe heard about the Dixie Mafia, a loose federation of criminals who wreaked havoc throughout the Southeast from the 1960s through the 1980s. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Trump hailed Bray’s announcement in a Truth Social post ridiculing the Indiana Senate leader.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Definition of ridiculing

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Former Ferrari president and chairman Luca di Montezemolo joined analysts and investors in mocking the model as ugly and decidedly un-Ferrari-like at a time where other luxury automakers were scaling back their own EV efforts amid low demand.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Thousands of comments flooded the post mocking the department for spending its time on such a trivial matter.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026