What is another word for flout?
1054 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ flˈa͡ʊt], [ flˈaʊt], [ f_l_ˈaʊ_t]
Flout is a verb that means to disdain, show contempt or disregard, for instance, a law or social customs. Other synonyms for the word flout include ridicule, scoff, mock, sneer, defy, contravene, disobey, and violate. In the context of language, flouting the rules of grammar could lead to a sentence being considered incorrect. Similarly, disregarding traffic regulations could be considered as flouting the law. Synonyms such as sneer or ridicule depict a sense of scorn or contempt, while words like violate or contravene describe a sense of rebellion or defiance. Flout can therefore be used in a range of contexts where rules or customs are ignored.
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Similar words for flout:
- barrack (noun)
- brush aside (noun)
- flout (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- communication (verb)
- confront (verb)
- deride (verb)
- despise (verb)
- dismiss (verb)
- disobey (verb)
- gibe (verb)
- gird (verb)
- insult (verb)
- jeer (verb)
- mock (verb)
- scoff (verb)
- scorn (verb)
- slight (verb)
- sneer (verb)
- snigger (verb)
- spurn (verb)
- taunt (verb)
- other synonyms
- confront
- defy
- derision
- dismiss
- disobey
- other relevant words
- reproach
- snigger
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Flout:
n.
• barrack (noun) • brush aside (noun) • flout (noun)- gibe.
v.
• communication (verb) • confront (verb)- faced down,
- facing with,
- met eyeball-to-eyeball,
- meets eyeball to eyeball,
- face to,
- stood to,
- going one-on-one,
- faces down,
- standing up to,
- with stood,
- faced with,
- with stand,
- call ones bluff,
- stands to,
- came up against,
- meets eyeball-to-eyeball,
- went one on one,
- coming up against,
- with-standing,
- going one on one,
- went one-on-one,
- call bluff,
- goes against,
- faced to,
- meeting eyeball to eyeball,
- facing down,
- faces to,
- faces up to,
- faces with,
- coming against,
- comes up against,
- met eyeball to eyeball,
- stands up to,
- with-stands,
- meet eyeball to eyeball,
- makes my day,
- going against,
- goes up against,
- making my day,
- goes one-on-one,
- goes one on one,
- made my day,
- facing to,
- with-stood,
- went against,
- facing up to,
- with standing,
- comes against,
- came against,
- call one bluff,
- with-stand,
- meeting eyeball-to-eyeball,
- going up against,
- with stands,
- went up against.
- de-rides,
- de rides,
- dumps on,
- de-tracts,
- didst a number on,
- de ride,
- doth number on,
- doest number on,
- dumping on,
- doth a number on,
- doeth number on,
- did a number on,
- dissed,
- does number on,
- did number on,
- poohpooh,
- de tracts,
- dost number on,
- doeth a number on,
- dost a number on,
- doing number on,
- does a number on,
- de-tract,
- doing a number on,
- de-riding,
- de-ride,
- doest a number on,
- disses,
- de riding,
- didst number on,
- de tract.
- feeling contempt for,
- mis-prizes,
- mis prizes,
- allergicking to,
- mis prizing,
- hast no use for,
- re-vile,
- mis-prized,
- hadst no use for,
- looks down nose at,
- felt contempt for,
- under-value,
- de-testing,
- de testing,
- under-valuing,
- under value,
- under values,
- allergicked to,
- feels contempt for,
- mis-prizing,
- looked down nose at,
- allergics to,
- haddest no use for,
- mis prize,
- under valued,
- misprizes,
- has no use for,
- under-valued,
- de tested,
- under valuing,
- mis prized,
- had no use for,
- mis-prize,
- looking down nose at,
- re vile,
- under-values,
- hath no use for,
- de-tested.
- dis missed,
- laughed away,
- dis-card,
- re legates,
- dis carding,
- dis-missed,
- dis-cards,
- dis-carding,
- laughs away,
- laying aside,
- kissing off,
- re-legates,
- laughing away,
- kissed off,
- dis missing,
- sets aside,
- dis card,
- re-legate,
- re legate,
- kisses off,
- dis-missing,
- dis-carded,
- dis cards,
- dis carded.
- de-sert,
- not minded,
- dis agree,
- in fringes,
- broke rules,
- revolutioned,
- mis behaved,
- dis agreed,
- de-cline,
- re-volts,
- rose arms,
- de cline,
- being remiss,
- not heeds,
- dis obeying,
- dis-obeyed,
- rises arms,
- take law in to hands,
- in-fringes,
- de sert,
- over-stepped,
- takes law in to hands,
- goes counter to,
- takes law into hands,
- dis-agreed,
- mis-behaving,
- is remiss,
- in fringed,
- paying no attention to,
- de clines,
- dis agreeing,
- dis obeyed,
- mis behaving,
- mis-behaved,
- breaks rules,
- pays no attention to,
- re-volutions,
- take law in to own hands,
- art remiss,
- insurrecting,
- rising arms,
- mis behaves,
- dis-agreeing,
- taking law into own hands,
- not listened,
- taking law in to hands,
- insurrects,
- not listens,
- dis-obeying,
- wert remiss,
- in fringe,
- revolutioning,
- going counter to,
- rose in arms,
- in-fringing,
- rising in arms,
- took law into hands,
- counter-act,
- brake rules,
- counter-acts,
- took law in to own hands,
- over stepping,
- over steps,
- in-fringe,
- took law in to hands,
- re-volution,
- mis-behave,
- over-stepping,
- recalcitrates,
- taking law into hands,
- in fringing,
- dis agrees,
- counter acted,
- counter acting,
- not minds,
- mis-behaves,
- rise arms,
- re-volt,
- over stepped,
- dis-obeys,
- in-fringed,
- mis behave,
- went counter to,
- counter acts,
- recalcitrating,
- not minding,
- are remiss,
- re volutions,
- dis obey,
- took law into own hands,
- am remiss,
- over-steps,
- re volts,
- take law into hands,
- takes law into own hands,
- counter-acting,
- rises in arms,
- taking law in to own hands,
- re volt,
- was remiss,
- counter-acted,
- recalcitrated,
- takes law in to own hands,
- dis-agrees,
- were remiss,
- dis-agree,
- payed no attention to,
- dis obeys,
- wast remiss,
- dis-obey,
- paid no attention to,
- insurrected,
- breaking rules,
- de-clines,
- counter act.
- dis respect,
- dis-respect,
- poking fun at,
- dis-respects,
- dis respecting,
- dis respected,
- dis respects,
- dis-respected,
- dis-respecting.
- de grades,
- de basing,
- cutting to the quick,
- stepped on one toes,
- stepped ones toes,
- dis honors,
- cutting to quick,
- steps one toes,
- dis-honors,
- steps ones toes,
- stepping one toes,
- cutting quick,
- out rages,
- dis-honor,
- dis obliges,
- de-base,
- out-raging,
- step ones toes,
- stepping on ones toes,
- dis honored,
- de-basing,
- dis obliging,
- dis-honoring,
- de based,
- step on ones toes,
- cut the quick,
- steps toes,
- under estimating,
- step toes,
- cuts quick,
- dis honor,
- cut quick,
- stepping one's toes,
- out-rage,
- step on toes,
- under-estimating,
- dis-obliged,
- cuts to quick,
- steps on ones toes,
- step one's toes,
- stepped on ones toes,
- dis oblige,
- stepped toes,
- out-raged,
- de grading,
- step one toes,
- step on one toes,
- dis-obliges,
- under estimated,
- stepping ones toes,
- cuts the quick,
- dis honoring,
- stepped one toes,
- de grade,
- stepping on toes,
- out raged,
- stepping on one toes,
- stepped one's toes,
- stepped on one's toes,
- de graded,
- cutting the quick,
- out-rages,
- steps on one toes,
- steps on one's toes,
- under estimate,
- dis-obliging,
- dis-oblige,
- de-grades,
- under-estimate,
- dis-honored,
- de-grade,
- cuts to the quick,
- de-grading,
- stepped on toes,
- de base,
- steps on toes,
- under estimates,
- stepping on one's toes,
- cut to quick,
- dis obliged,
- stepping toes,
- de-based,
- under-estimated,
- steps one's toes,
- de-graded.
- comebacking,
- make crack,
- makes crack,
- pokes fun,
- made a crack,
- makes a crack,
- making a crack,
- making crack,
- poked fun,
- poking fun,
- made crack,
- comebacked.
- dis believe,
- be-little,
- makes light of,
- dis believing,
- dis counts,
- be littles,
- dis-credits,
- dis-believes,
- dug at,
- dis-crediting,
- dis-counted,
- dis counted,
- dis credited,
- dis-believe,
- dis counting,
- making light of,
- digging at,
- dis-credited,
- dis-believing,
- dis-credit,
- dis-counts,
- dis credits,
- dis believes,
- dis-counting,
- dis believed,
- digs at,
- dis-believed,
- dis crediting,
- be-littles,
- dis credit,
- digged at.
- is above,
- re-fuse,
- re-fused,
- was above,
- turns nose at,
- re fusing,
- turning back on,
- being above,
- re fused,
- scoffing at,
- turned nose at,
- scoffs at,
- am above,
- turn nose at,
- re fuses,
- turns back on,
- turning nose at,
- wast above,
- turns nose up at,
- turned nose up at,
- turning nose up at,
- wert above,
- considers beneath one,
- were above,
- are above,
- considering beneath one,
- art above,
- re fuse,
- considered beneath one.
- gave the brush,
- gives cold shoulder to,
- blinking at,
- up stage,
- up-stage,
- over-looks,
- treated with contempt,
- giving the brush,
- gave cold shoulder to,
- gave the cold shoulder to,
- up-staging,
- over-looking,
- gives brush,
- treating with contempt,
- shows disrespect,
- blinked at,
- turns deaf ear to,
- giving cold shoulder to,
- over look,
- turning deaf ear to,
- not give time day,
- gives the cold shoulder to,
- showing disrespect,
- up-staged,
- treats with contempt,
- giving brush,
- up staging,
- over-look,
- up staged,
- over looks,
- up-stages,
- blinks at,
- showed disrespect,
- give brush,
- over looked,
- gives the brush,
- giving the cold shoulder to,
- gave brush,
- turned deaf ear to,
- up stages.
- held in contempt,
- de-cries,
- holding contempt,
- turning up nose,
- held up to ridicule,
- curling lip at,
- turned up nose,
- turn up one nose,
- under-rated,
- hold up ridicule,
- holds up ridicule,
- under-rates,
- curls one lip at,
- de cries,
- turn up ones nose,
- hold contempt,
- turning one nose,
- curling one lip at,
- curled lip at,
- curled ones lip at,
- quipped at,
- held ridicule,
- turned up one's nose,
- under rate,
- holds in contempt,
- turn one nose,
- quipping at,
- curls one's lip at,
- de-cry,
- curling one's lip at,
- de cry,
- under rated,
- turns up ones nose,
- turning up one nose,
- under-rate,
- turn ones nose,
- sniffing at,
- holds up to ridicule,
- ranks out,
- turns one's nose,
- under rating,
- curling ones lip at,
- turned nose,
- de-crying,
- curls lip at,
- curl lip at,
- turned up one nose,
- held up ridicule,
- holding ridicule,
- gives bronx cheer,
- curls ones lip at,
- ranking out,
- sniffed at,
- turns one nose,
- giving bronx cheer,
- sniffs at,
- turning up ones nose,
- turned ones nose,
- turns up one nose,
- holding to ridicule,
- turned one's nose,
- held to ridicule,
- turns up one's nose,
- holding up ridicule,
- holds to ridicule,
- under rates,
- hold ridicule,
- turn nose,
- curled one lip at,
- holds contempt,
- curled one's lip at,
- turning nose,
- turns up nose,
- ranked out,
- quips at,
- under-rating,
- held contempt,
- curl one lip at,
- hold to ridicule,
- curl ones lip at,
- turning one's nose,
- holding up to ridicule,
- turned one nose,
- de cried,
- gave bronx cheer,
- turn one's nose,
- turns nose,
- holds ridicule,
- de crying,
- turning ones nose,
- turned up ones nose,
- holding in contempt,
- looked down on,
- turning up one's nose,
- turn up nose,
- turns ones nose,
- de-cried.
- curled lip,
- curl lip,
- curls lip,
- curl ones lip,
- curling ones lip,
- curls one's lip,
- curling one lip,
- curled one lip,
- curling one's lip,
- curls ones lip,
- curls one lip,
- curl one lip,
- curled one's lip,
- curling lip,
- curled ones lip.
- dis-approve,
- dis approving,
- re probate,
- re probating,
- re buffing,
- dis-approving,
- dis-approves,
- re buff,
- re buffs,
- re-probate,
- steers clear,
- re-probates,
- re-buffing,
- steering clear,
- dis-approved,
- dis approves,
- re-buffed,
- re-buffs,
- steered clear,
- re buffed,
- dis approve,
- give cold shoulder,
- re-probated,
- dis approved,
- nixed.
Other synonyms:
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- contravene.
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- jack up.
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- default.
- go one-on-one,
- go against,
- stand up to,
- faced up to,
- face with,
- come up against,
- tell off,
- go one on one,
- standing to,
- face up to,
- go up against,
- meet eyeball-to-eyeball,
- come against,
- face down,
- stand to,
- Fronting,
- make my day,
- stood up to.
- Outdare,
- sticking fast,
- take one on,
- stick fast,
- Ridiculed,
- Repulsing,
- hurl defiance at,
- stuck fast,
- fly in face of.
- not mind,
- mutiny,
- Mutinied,
- go counter to,
- break rules,
- Revolutionizing,
- overstep,
- not heed,
- rise in arms,
- be remiss,
- not heeded,
- not listen,
- insurrect,
- Transgressed,
- not listening,
- recalcitrate,
- not heeding,
- take law into own hands.
- jiving,
- funning,
- turn up one's nose,
- do a number on,
- hold up to ridicule,
- Reprobating,
- louted,
- mock,
- scoff,
- girt,
- buffooning,
- mocking,
- jollying,
- dissing,
- give the brush,
- jeer,
- feel contempt for,
- hated,
- snipes,
- Quipping,
- not give time of day,
- Sniping,
- blink at,
- turn back on,
- Caricatured,
- quiz,
- Ragging,
- despise,
- dismiss,
- misprizing,
- slight,
- loathe,
- leer,
- Sneered,
- dump on,
- razzed,
- steer clear,
- swipe at,
- taunt,
- spurn,
- Fleered,
- poke fun at,
- allergic to,
- treat with contempt,
- jollied,
- quip at,
- disobey,
- Quipped,
- scoffed at,
- dig at,
- do number on,
- Burlesquing,
- give the cold shoulder to,
- hold in contempt,
- make a crack,
- shrug off,
- deride,
- pokes fun at,
- scoff at,
- curl one's lip at,
- pooh pooh,
- make light of,
- make fun of,
- louting,
- Fleer,
- have no use for,
- Mocked,
- having no use for,
- jives,
- turn deaf ear to,
- made light of,
- japed,
- poke fun,
- show contempt,
- Misprize,
- nixing,
- disrespecting,
- be little,
- step on one's toes,
- show disrespect,
- look down nose at,
- scorn,
- Fleering,
- turn nose up at,
- rank out,
- defy,
- turned back on,
- jive,
- Caricaturing,
- confront,
- spoofing,
- snipe,
- Lampooned,
- showing contempt,
- jest,
- thumb nose at,
- japing,
- give cold shoulder to,
- misprized,
- lout,
- disrespected,
- undervalued,
- be above,
- spoofed,
- insult,
- dis,
- gird,
- DISES,
- funned,
- fun at,
- dumped on,
- not hear of,
- Sniped,
- sniff at,
- consider beneath one,
- Burlesqued,
- laughed at,
- under-estimates,
- sneer,
- cut to the quick,
- blistered,
- poked fun at,
- Trashed,
- Reprobated,
- Jollies.
- countermine,
- admit,
- laugh,
- wipe,
- jab,
- admonish,
- imitate,
- let down,
- hassle,
- dishonour,
- ENG,
- exhort,
- condescending,
- hiss,
- trespass,
- caustic remark,
- swipe,
- disavow,
- disparagingly,
- disdainfully,
- denigrate,
- back answer,
- denounce,
- ironical,
- despises,
- scout,
- dig,
- contumelious,
- critical,
- torment,
- disparage,
- rag,
- dare,
- Flouting,
- hurl a brickbat,
- enormity,
- counteract,
- contemptuously,
- make a laughing-stock,
- slighting,
- cutting,
- set at naught,
- disoblige,
- tantalize,
- suspicious,
- depreciate,
- guy,
- make game of,
- pooh-pooh,
- dissent,
- Disesteeming,
- jeer at,
- encourage,
- strike,
- discourteous,
- decry,
- wounding,
- diminish,
- scathing,
- degrade,
- disrespectful,
- dump,
- rally,
- twit,
- kid,
- niggle,
- disdain,
- indignity,
- bitter,
- restrain,
- annoy,
- irony,
- repudiate,
- Pooh,
- have a fling at,
- contemn,
- ride,
- foolery,
- slap,
- smoke,
- heckle,
- lampoon,
- bullyrag,
- disown,
- bug,
- dispense with,
- comeback,
- aspersion,
- supercilious,
- break the law,
- look down on,
- leg-pull,
- cry down,
- gibe at,
- sarcastic,
- distasteful,
- rebuff,
- offense,
- offence,
- atrocity,
- accommodate,
- cut,
- roast,
- shun,
- oppose,
- rude,
- laugh off,
- cavalierly,
- urge on,
- no,
- make fun,
- ignore,
- Gleek,
- malicious,
- haughty,
- discourtesy,
- discount,
- injury,
- affront,
- disdainful,
- mockery,
- trample upon,
- overlook,
- despite,
- humiliate,
- banter,
- jape,
- agree,
- snap,
- slam,
- disgusting,
- correspond,
- curl one's lip,
- fleer at,
- put-down,
- short answer,
- disparaging,
- rib,
- snub,
- do violence to,
- knock,
- andbarrack,
- derisive,
- distrustful,
- abuse,
- rail at,
- disregard,
- cutting remark,
- rebel against,
- reproachful,
- hurtful,
- scornful,
- brickbat,
- scornfully,
- jeering,
- reject,
- cruel,
- give offense to,
- revolt,
- contemptuous,
- parting shot,
- jibe,
- deprecate,
- trample on,
- boo,
- quip,
- disapproving,
- mob,
- fit,
- outrage,
- fling,
- derogatory,
- caustic,
- acknowledge,
- snigger,
- contempt,
- crack,
- meet,
- insulting,
- offensive,
- razz,
- minimize,
- patronage,
- brazen out,
- shame,
- blaspheme,
- disparages,
- revile,
- counter,
- brave,
- burlesque,
- trample underfoot,
- condescension,
- adapt,
- dishonor,
- haughtily,
- sneer at,
- make sport of,
- tease,
- uncomplimentary remark,
- contradict,
- thumb,
- abusive,
- abase,
- rebel,
- hoot,
- belittle,
- chaff,
- severe,
- scurrility,
- laugh at,
- not conform,
- call names,
- questionable,
- pep up,
- fly,
- humiliation,
- cheer,
- check,
- disrespect,
- sneeze at,
- contumely,
- buffoon,
- face,
- ironic,
- trifle with,
- fool,
- inspire,
- countervail,
- put on.
How to use "Flout" in context?
The word "flout" comes from Old French and means "to blow out (a candle), to despise, to slight." These days, the word is less formal and is used to describe acts that go against societal norms, or that are considered unrespectful.
One way to flout norms is to dress in a style that is not typically worn in that particular culture. For example, a person might wear a hoodie and ripped jeans to a formal ball, in defiance of the dress code. Flouting societal expectations can also take the form of speaking out against what is considered proper etiquette.
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Independent
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
contravene, ignore, overlook, violate.
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Verb, base form
breach, bypass, circumvent, contravene, disregard, disrespect, ignore, neglect, overlook, overrule, trample, underestimate, violate.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
defy.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Hyponym for Flout:
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communication
push aside, disregard, ignore, dismiss, discount, brush off, brush aside.
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