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
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 ▲