flout[verb]Synonyms: defy, laugh in the face of, mock, scoff at, scorn, sneer at, spurn
Antonyms: revere
Contrasted words: admire, esteem, regard, respect
Related Idioms: thumb one's nose at
Related Words: disregard,
slight,
repudiate,
spurn,
insult,
defy
English Thesaurus: disobey, break a law/rule, defy, flout, violate, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
flout /flaʊt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from flout 'to play the flute' (14-16 centuries)]
to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing:
Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.deliberately/openly flout something The union had openly flouted the law. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
disobey to not obey a person, order, rule, or law:
In the army, it is a crime to disobey a superior officer. He had disobeyed the school rules.break a law/rule to not obey a law or rule:
Anyone who breaks the law must expect to be punished.defy formal to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or law, or what someone in authority tells you to do:
The police arrested the youth for defying a court order.flout /flaʊt/
formal to deliberately disobey a rule or law in a very public way:
Timber companies are continuing to flout environmental laws.violate formal to disobey a law, or do something that is against an agreement or principle:
Both countries have accused each other of violating the treaty. Technically he had violated the law.contravene formal to be against a law, rule, or agreement, or to do something that is against a law, rule, or agreement:
The British government’s actions contravened the European Convention on Human Rights. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲