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sneezing at
| Main Entry: |
sneeze at
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard |
| Synonyms: | blink at, brush aside, brush away, brush off, discount, have no use for, laugh off, let pass, look the other way, overlook, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, shut eyes to, slight, snub, take lightly, take no notice of, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear |
| Main Entry: | sneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mock, condemn |
| Synonyms: | affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack, curl one's lip at, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam, slight, smile, sneeze at, sniff at, snigger, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | spurn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn away; ignore |
| Synonyms: | air, contemn, cut, decline, despise, disapprove, disdain, dismiss, disregard, drop, dump, flout, flush*, give the cold shoulder, hold in contempt, look down on, nix, not hear of, pass by, rebuff, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, repulse, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, sneeze at, snub, steer clear, turn down, turn nose up at |
| Antonyms: | embrace, want, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thumb one's nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pooh-pooh |
| Synonyms: | deride, disparage, ridicule, sneeze at, sniff at |
| Main Entry: | snigger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneer |
| Synonyms: | affront, belittle, burlesque, caricature, crack*, curl one's lip, decry, deride, detract, disdain, disparage, dump, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, give Bronx cheer, grin, hold in contempt, hold up to ridicule, insult, jeer, jest, lampoon, laugh at, leer, look down on, put down*, quip at, rally, rank out, ridicule, satirize, scoff, scorn, slam*, slight, smile*, sneeze at, snicker, sniff at, swipe, taunt, travesty, turn up one's nose, twit, underrate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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