Flouting

/ˈflaʊtɪŋ/

Synonyms for "flouting" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Strong matches (13)

Related words (22)

Verb(1 words)
ignore guidelines
Noun(7 words)
ignore rulesinsubordinationnorm violationrebellionrecalcitrantrule violationviolate

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries

More specific

10 entries
breachdeliberate floutingetiquette breachinfringementlaw breakingnorm violationrule breakingrule violationsystematic floutingtransgression

Collocations

16 entries
conventionsflouting authorityflouting conventionsflouting normsflouting of rulesflouting protocolsflouting ruleshabit of floutinglawsopen floutingpublic floutingrule floutingsafety rulessocial normsstandard practicesthe rules

Inflections

5 entries
floutedfloutingsfloutsmore floutingmost flouting

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A number of improvement notices have been issued to eateries for flouting hygiene regulations.

Source: tatoeba (3354435)

Police officers have reported that people receiving fines for flouting physical-distancing guidelines in Australia were coughing on them and then claiming they had COVID-19.

Source: tatoeba (8697407)

We have observed that implicatures are a standard strategy for overcoming apparent floutings of the maxims of quality.

Source: wiktionary

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