What is another word for scoffing?
Pronunciation:
[ skˈɒfɪŋ], [ skˈɒfɪŋ], [ s_k_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_ŋ]
Related words: choking on food, euphemism for laughter, verb 'to scoff', big mouth
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Similar words for scoffing:
- contemptuous (adjective)
- cynical (adjective)
- derisive (adjective)
- ironic (adjective)
- ironic/ironical (adjective)
- ironical (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- sarcastic (adjective)
- skeptical (adjective)
- blasphemy (noun)
- cynicism (noun)
- derision (noun)
- gibe (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- sarcasm (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- ridiculing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Scoffing:
adj.
• contemptuous (adjective)- jeering,
- flippant,
- disdainful,
- derisive,
- sarcastic,
- deprecative,
- antipathetic,
- abusive,
- sardonic,
- contemptuous,
- satirical,
- Ridiculing,
- scornful,
- disparaging,
- insulting.
- mis anthropical,
- mis-anthropic,
- un believing,
- more misanthropical,
- mis-anthropical,
- mis anthropic,
- un-believing,
- most misanthropical.
- most out of line,
- most taunting,
- more out-of-line,
- more out of line,
- flippest,
- galliest,
- gallier,
- smartalecky,
- more taunting,
- most out-of-line.
- in-congruous,
- most ironical,
- most jibing,
- more double-edged,
- most doubleedged,
- in congruous,
- more uncomplimentary,
- most uncomplimentary,
- more jibing,
- quick witted,
- most double-edged,
- more doubleedged,
- most chaffing,
- doubleedged,
- more paradoxical,
- more ironic,
- more double edged,
- most paradoxical,
- more chaffing,
- quickwitted,
- most double edged,
- double edged,
- un-complimentary,
- most backbiting,
- more backbiting,
- un complimentary.
- Gally,
- out of line,
- flipper,
- paradoxical,
- ironical,
- smart alecky,
- scathing,
- misanthropical,
- out-of-line,
- skeptical,
- mocking,
- uncomplimentary,
- cynical,
- double-edged,
- flip,
- mordant,
- wry.
- bitter,
- corrosive,
- austere,
- hostile,
- salty,
- captious,
- acerb,
- brusque,
- arrogant,
- ornery,
- cussed,
- acid,
- carping,
- disrespectful,
- caustic,
- evil,
- severe,
- biting,
- cutting,
- acrimonious,
- disillusioned,
- backhanded,
- saucy,
- mean,
- irascible,
- offensive,
- trenchant,
- scorching,
- acerbic,
- weisenheiming,
- sharp,
- Snarling,
- needling.
n.
• blasphemy (noun) • cynicism (noun) • derision (noun) • gibe (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)- impiousness,
- sacrilege,
- mordancy,
- scornfulness,
- mordacity,
- derision,
- object of ridicule,
- parting shot,
- Contemptuousness,
- mockery,
- Pilgarlic,
- scorn,
- backhanded compliment,
- sarcasm,
- put-down,
- brickbats,
- Despisement,
- Causticness,
- putdown,
- imprecation,
- blasphemy,
- cursings,
- brickbat,
- rank out,
- jest,
- cutting remark,
- rank-out,
- jeer,
- floutings,
- Laughters.
v.
• ridiculing (verb)Other synonyms:
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•
- satiric.
- denunciatory,
- poke fun at,
- depreciative,
- provoke,
- insult,
- Fooling,
- scorning,
- gentile,
- quiz,
- censorious,
- deprecatory,
- Blaspheming,
- contempt,
- burlesque,
- gibe,
- persiflage,
- judgmental,
- quizzical,
- discourtesy,
- irritatingly,
- inspiring,
- persecute,
- profanity,
- condemnatory,
- crack,
- vex,
- pagan,
- invective,
- sardonic grin,
- joshing,
- profaneness,
- joke,
- goad,
- distrustful,
- scurrilous,
- snotty,
- hoax,
- blameful,
- doubt,
- snooty,
- Asteism,
- gallingly,
- engagingly,
- satire,
- smart,
- matching,
- banter,
- incredulous,
- Objurgatory,
- wolfing,
- haughty,
- parody,
- harass,
- raging,
- wisecrack,
- jeeringly,
- hissing,
- superior,
- dubious,
- Twitting,
- molest,
- Execrative,
- Panning,
- impiety,
- contumely,
- barbarous,
- outrage,
- sneer,
- scurrility,
- mistrustful,
- badinage,
- catcalling,
- mockingly,
- annoyingly,
- agnosticism,
- priggish,
- humorously,
- pasquinade,
- Reviling,
- wonderingly,
- haunt,
- smart-alecky,
- travestying,
- damnatory,
- Scoffed,
- questioningly,
- Lampooning,
- doubting,
- spoof,
- jestingly,
- Exhorting,
- encourage,
- taunt,
- Vilifying,
- vituperative,
- sceptical,
- laughing,
- caricature,
- Irrision,
- indignity,
- scepticism,
- sniggering,
- Flouting,
- Sibilance,
- dishonor,
- imitation,
- Parodying,
- irritate,
- snide,
- quizzically,
- Tallying,
- gibes,
- Inveighing,
- Quizzing,
- grinning,
- flippancy,
- knocking,
- affront,
- vernacular,
- mocks,
- pester,
- Desecrating,
- heathen,
- unenlightened,
- skepticism,
- irony,
- Execratory,
- jape,
- deride,
- bother,
- laugh at,
- tauntingly,
- corresponding,
- heathenish,
- jibes,
- trenchancy,
- disdain,
- profanation,
- disrespect,
- worry,
- leering,
- derisively,
- sarcastically,
- Vilipendency,
- ridicule,
- urging,
- Checking,
- levity,
- teasingly,
- supercilious,
- desecration,
- irreverence,
- charade,
- doubtful,
- dig,
- scoff,
- reproachful,
- vilification,
- teasing,
- irreligious,
- Execrating,
- derisory,
- thrust,
- tease,
- lightheartedly,
- Reprobative,
- Smirking,
- agreeing,
- jokingly,
- booing,
- Jibed,
- disbelieving,
- blackening,
- hypocrisy,
- Snickering,
- banters,
- Profaning,
- questioning,
- sin,
- Chaffing,
- railing,
- contumelious,
- mock up,
- incredulity,
- cheering,
- heckle,
- make fun of,
- rallying,
- snorting,
- overweening,
- lampoon,
- libel,
- guzzling,
- farce,
- banteringly,
- smartness,
- bantering,
- Fleering,
- takeoff,
- mealing,
- smart-ass,
- derides,
- scoffingly,
- jibe,
- mischievously,
- high-handed,
- Enticingly,
- barracking,
- incite,
- travesty,
- Discounting,
- Jibing,
- chaff,
- raillery,
- tantalize,
- Gibed,
- razz,
- disturb,
- agnostic,
- sibilation,
- derisiveness,
- Hooting,
- flout,
- defy,
- impel.
How to use "Scoffing" in context?
Scoffing is definitely a word that is often used to describe a negative reaction or opinion. It can show a person's disdain for a certain thing or situation, and can be done out of disbelief or anger. It's definitely an interesting word and one that I'm sure many people would like to know more about.
There is a lot of history behind the word scoff. The Oxford English Dictionary says that it comes from an Old Norse word that means to "make a sound like a cow while sucking the cud." Originally, scoffing was used to express amusement or disdain.
Homophones for Scoffing:
- sawbones, sapiens, sponge cake, shopping, sponge, spang, spiffing, sixpence, saponaceous, spinus, spaying, sweeping, sobbing, spinacia, spank, spunk, Soapiness, spinose, Spanish Oak, spheniscus, sevens, spinous, seven seas, Sophonias, spinning, suaveness, sea pink, spinach, sphinx, soupiness, swabbing, submucosa, spunky, scavenge, suspense, safeness, Spininess, spying, subbing, sopping, shaping, shipping, supping, shebang, saving, sex offense, shabbiness, sapience, savings, seeping, spanish, shaving, spinoza, successiveness, spongy, sac fungus, sycophancy, spumous.
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