SCOUTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

scouted

verb

past tense of scout

as in ridiculed

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

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Recent Examples of scouted In the two years Futsi has hosted local street soccer players, not only has community been formed, but players have received major opportunities to play in international tournaments and get scouted by college teams. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 All clubs have succession plans and Stuttgart’s Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller and Victor Froholdt of Porto, a Denmark international, are among the players to have been scouted intensively. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Diaz scouted the stadium a day before and took a test shot imagining Loria on the pitcher’s mound and a view of the interior of the stadium. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Kelly, a Baylor graduate himself, said multiple countries scouted the school’s facilities before Spain settled on it. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 At just the age of six, he was scouted by FC Barcelona while playing for a local club near his hometown. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 July 2026 She was eventually scouted and traveled to London to record a few demos but did not immediately hear back. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Chicago was eyed as the next Seattle, and nearly every garage band with an amp was being stalked and scouted. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 8 July 2026 Kushner first scouted potential development sites during that trip. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

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Many of those names have been ridiculed for their overreliance on throwaway clichés.

— Andrew Moshirnia, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
The move was widely ridiculed in the Pacific Rim nation, where English is already widely used, including in courts and parliament.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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That list includes Kansas City slugger Jac Caglianone, who was mocked to Colorado in some drafts, and has 21 home runs this season.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
During the 2024 postseason, Carrington struck Clark directly in the eye, leaving the league's signature star with a visible black eye, then mocked the ensuing public outrage online.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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