Flout

/flaʊt/

Synonyms for "flout" (189 found)

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Closest matches (38)

abase affront aspersion atrocityback answerbarrack belittle blaspheme breakbreak the lawbrickbatcall namescare naught forcaustic remarkchaff comeback confront contemn contempt contravene

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contumely crack cutcut atcutting remarkdecry

Noun(6 words)

act againstbrazening breach circumvent defiance defier

Verb(6 words)

barrack breached contravened contravenes contravening defied

Strong matches (57)

Verb(11 words)

defiesdisobey safety rules lawlesslydisobeyingdisregard artdisrespects flaunts gibeignore guidelinesignore instructionsignore policyignore race

defy degrade denigrate denounce deprecate depreciate deride despise despite digdig atdisdain dishonor dismiss disobey disoblige disparage disregarddo violence todump

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dump onenormity fleerfleer atflouting foolery gibegibe atgibing retortgirdgive offense togo counter toguyhold in derisionhumiliate humiliationhurl a brickbatignore

Noun(8 words)

defy disobeydisplay of defiancedisregarddisregard for lawsdisrespect evade flaunting

Related words (94)

Noun(7 words)

ignore rulesnoncompliance nonconformist rule-breaker transgressor violate violation

indignity infringe injury insult jabjab atjape jeerjeer atjeering jestjibe atknocklaugh atlaugh to scornleg-pull minimize misprize mock mockery

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not conformnot heednot keepnot listennot mindnot observeoffend offense outrageparthian shotparting shotpay no attention topoohpooh poohpooh-poohput downput onput-down put-on quip ragrail atrallyrank outrebelrefuse to cooperaterepudiate revile ridiculerude reproachscoffscoff atscorn scout scurrilityset at defianceset at naughtset naught byshort answerslam slapslap atslap in the faceslightslight oversnap sneersneer atspurn swipe taunt thumbtrample ontrample underfoottrample upontransgresstreat with contempttreat with indignitytrespass twituncomplimentary remarkverbal thrustviolate

Verb(4 words)

jaywalks jeer scoff trample

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More general

25 entries

agent bait breachbrush asidebrush offcod discount dismiss disobedience disregard ignore personpush asiderag rally

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More specific

11 entries

circumvention defiance evasion insubordination lawbreaker noncompliance nonconformitypolicy breachrebellion rule-breakerstatutory breach

Collocations

12 entries

deliberate floutflout conventionsflout normsflout policyflout regulationsflout safety rulesflout the lawopen floutpolicy floutpublic floutregulatory floutstatutory flout

Inflections

3 entries

flouted flouting flouts

Derivations

1 entries

flouter

Sample sentences

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This allowed the company to flout the law.

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It's easier to avoid than to flout.

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I decided to flout the rules and stay out past curfew.

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He likes to flout rules he takes offense to.

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