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  • 61disdain — Synonyms and related words: abhor, abjure, airs, antipathetic, antipathy, aristocratic disdain, arrogance, arrogant, audacity, averse, aversion, be above, be contemptuous of, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, bravado,… …

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  • 62flout — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, abase, affront, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, barrack, belittle, blaspheme, break, break the law, brickbat, call names, care naught for, caustic remark, chaff, comeback, contemn, contempt, contravene …

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  • 63laugh at — Synonyms and related words: deride, despise, disdain, disregard, flout, grin at, hold in derision, laugh to scorn, make fun of, make game of, make merry with, pan, pillory, point at, poke fun at, put one on, rag, razz, ride, ridicule, roast,… …

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  • 64light — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Anschauung, British candle, Hefner candle, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, Scheiner scale, Very flare, abuse, accented, account, acquaintance, active, aerial, aeriform, aery, agile, airish, airlike, airy, alabaster,… …

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  • 65scoff at — Synonyms and related words: affront, be merry with, break the law, call names, care naught for, crack a joke, crack wise, defy, deride, despise, disdain, dishonor, disobey, disoblige, disregard, dump on, fleer at, flout, fun, gibe at, give… …

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  • 66scorn — Synonyms and related words: abhor, airs, arrogance, be above, be contemptuous of, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, deprecation, deride, derision, despisal, despise, despite, disavow,… …

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  • 67scout — Synonyms and related words: Argus, CIA man, Charley, abhor, abjure, advance guard, airhead, airplane spotter, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, avant garde, barrack, battle line, be vigilant, be watchful, beachhead, bellwether, bridgehead, brush… …

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  • 68little — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Small in size] Syn. diminutive, dwarfish, small, tiny, shrunk, atomic, wee, undersized, not big, not large, stunted, limited, cramped, wizened, scraggy, imperceptible, light, slight, microscopic, short, Lilliputian,… …

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  • 69sneer — 1. noun 1) she had a sneer on her face Syn: smirk, curl of the lip, disparaging smile, contemptuous smile, cruel smile 2) the sneers of others Syn: jibe, barb, jeer, taunt, insult, slight …

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  • 70insult — [n] hateful communication abuse, affront, aspersion, black eye*, blasphemy, cheap shot*, contempt, contumely, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdainfulness, disgrace, disrespect, ignominy, impertinence, impudence, incivility, indignity,… …

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