SCOFFING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

scoffing

verb

present participle of scoff

as in devouring

to swallow or eat greedily scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game

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Recent Examples of scoffing Some hailed McDonnell as an Anna Delvey-type scammer, justifying her brazen ripoff of faceless lenders by scoffing at the idea that society should feel sympathy for giant corporate entities. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 One Night Only spends nearly its entire run time scoffing at the idea that Americans would ever be principled enough to take a stand against the incremental encroachment of fascist policies. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Kludt remembered scoffing at his friend, thinking he was destined for management. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2026 When Kamyar, her co-department-head and dear friend, broaches his upcoming parental leave, Gabrielle’s response is one part scoffing to ten parts guilt-tripping. — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Munisteri warned the evening crowd that Democrats are unified and fighting to flip the state while Republicans are scoffing at that notion without taking any meaningful action to prevent that reality. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 The effort prompted light scoffing, but perhaps the people who ran the network in 1997 were ahead of their time. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026 The headset, powered by the M2 chip, had a slow start, with many complaining about its weight and scoffing at the $3,500 price tag. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

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Even fussy kids were devouring their slices and were largely eating their crusts.

— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Sainsbury was inspired to create the podcast after devouring hit true crime pods like Serial, The Teacher’s Pet and Amanda Knox’s Blood Money and realizing there was a clear parody angle.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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More studies are showing the wide-ranging negative health impacts of inhaling wildfire smoke, which is especially toxic when blazes tear through urban areas and burn up household appliances, batteries and chemicals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Another man was taken to Insight Hospital and Medical Center in fair condition after also inhaling water, police said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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