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flouting

NOUN

mordacity

Synonyms

STRONG

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque censure comeback contempt criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony mockery put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness superciliousness trenchancy wisecrack

WEAK

causticity causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONG

approval commendation compliment endorsement flattery happiness kindness love mildness praise respect sanction sweetness

NOUN

mordancy

Synonyms

WEAK

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque causticity causticness censure comeback contempt corrosiveness criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony lampooning mockery mordacity put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness sneering superciliousness trenchancy wisecrack

NOUN

sarcasm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banter bitterness contempt cynicism derision irony mockery rancor ridicule satire scorn

STRONG

acrimony aspersion burlesque censure comeback criticism cut dig disparagement invective put down raillery scoffing sharpness superciliousness wisecrack

WEAK

causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approval flattery love praise respect

STRONG

compliment kindness sanction

NOUN

trenchancy

Synonyms

STRONG

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque censure comeback contempt criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony mockery mordacity put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness superciliousness wisecrack

WEAK

causticity causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONG

approval commendation compliment endorsement flattery happiness kindness love mildness praise respect sanction sweetness

Example Sentences

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The same could even be extended to Bieber’s set, whose lo-fi flouting of traditional Coachella spectacle seemed to play with that tension directly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Powerful nations are flouting international law, and somebody ought to stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Conflicts are deliberately being turned into wars against civilians with drones and other technology and countries are flouting international law with impunity, the Red Cross chief said Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

"They are flouting the spirit and the letter of the law," he told CBS News on Sunday.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Luthuli objected to the flouting of the ANC’s code of conduct, and Professor Matthews expressed dismay about Walter visiting socialist countries.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

flouting

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