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pooh-pooh

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Main Entry: pooh-pooh
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dismiss

Synonyms:

belittle, brush aside, discount, disregard, make light of, play down, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scoff at, sneer at, treat with contempt, wave aside
Main Entry: deprecate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: belittle, condemn

Synonyms:

cut down to size, depreciate, derogate, detract, disapprove of, discommend, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, disparage, expostulate, frown, mudsling, not go for, object, pooh-pooh, poor mouth, protest against, put down*, rip*, run down, take dim view of, take down, take exception to

Antonyms:

approve, build up, commend, compliment, endorse, laud, praise
Main Entry: deride
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make fun of; insult

Synonyms:

banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit

Antonyms:

commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere
Main Entry: discredit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blame, detract from

Synonyms:

blow up, bring into disrepute, bring to naught, censure, defame, degrade, destroy, disconsider, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disprove, explode, expose, frown upon, knock bottom out of, mudsling, poke full of holes, pooh-pooh, puncture, put down, reflect on, reproach, ruin, run down, shoot, show up, slander, slur, smear, take rug out from under, tear down, vilify

Antonyms:

commend, credit, honor, praise
Main Entry: disdain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scorn

Synonyms:

abhor, be allergic to, belittle, chill, contemn, deride, despise, disregard, hate, ignore, look down nose at, look down on, misprize, pooh-pooh, put down*, refuse, reject, scout, slight, sneer at, spurn, undervalue
Notes: contempt is a more engaged, more involved feeling of disapproval than disdain

Antonyms:

admire, approve, esteem, favor, praise, respect
Main Entry: dismiss
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put out of one's mind

Synonyms:

banish, contemn, deride, despise, discard, disdain, dispel, disregard, drop, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, kiss off, laugh away, lay aside, mock, pooh-pooh, rally, reject, relegate, repudiate, repulse, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, set aside, shelve, spurn, taunt, twit

Antonyms:

accept, welcome
Main Entry: disregard
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: ignore; make light of

Synonyms:

blink at, brush aside, brush away, brush off, cold-shoulder, contemn, despise, discount, disdain, disobey, disparage, fail, forget, have no use for, laugh off, leave out of account, let go, let off easy, let pass, live with, look the other way, miss, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, snub, take no notice of, tune out, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear, vilipend, wink at

Antonyms:

attend, esteem, note, pay attention, regard, respect
Main Entry: ignore
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disregard on purpose

Synonyms:

avoid, be oblivious to, blink, brush off, bury one's head in sand, cold-shoulder, discount, disdain, evade, fail, forget, let it go, look the other way, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, shut eyes to, slight, take no notice, tune out, turn back on, turn blind eye, turn deaf ear, wink

Antonyms:

acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice
Main Entry: minimize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make smaller; underrate

Synonyms:

abbreviate, attenuate, belittle, cheapen, curtail, cut down to size, cut rate, decrease, decry, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, downplay*, dwarf*, knock down, knock*, lessen, make light of, make little of, miniaturize, pan, play down, pooh-pooh, poor-mouth, prune, put down, reduce, run down, shrink, underestimate, underplay

Antonyms:

enlarge, maximize, overestimate, overrate
Main Entry: ridicule
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make contemptuous fun of something or someone

Synonyms:

banter, caricature, cartoon, chaff, deflate, deride, expose, fleer, gibe, haze, humiliate, jape, jeer, jive, jolly, josh, kid, lampoon, laugh at, make a fool of, make a game of, make a laughing-stock, make fun of, mimic, mock, needle, pan, parody, poke fun at, pooh-pooh, pull one's leg, put down*, quiz, rag, rail at, rally, raz, rib, ride*, roast, run down, satirize, scoff, scorn, send up, show up, sneer, takeoff, taunt, travesty, twit, unmask

Antonyms:

flatter, praise
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