scoff
[verb]
Synonyms: scorn, belittle, deride, despise, jeer, knock (informal), laugh at, mock, pooh-pooh, ridicule, sneer
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[verb]
Synonyms: gobble (up), bolt, devour, gorge oneself on, gulp down, guzzle, wolf

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Contrasted words: accept, approve, commend, compliment, acclaim, laud, praise
Related Words: pooh-pooh, deride, mock, rally, ridicule, taunt, twit, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, boo

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

scoff /skɒf $ skɒːf, skɑːf/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid
scoff at
David scoffed at her fears.
Officials scoffed at the idea.
‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed.

2. [transitive] British English informal to eat something very quickly:
She scoffed the plate of biscuits.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲