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scoffings

noun as in mockery

noun as in derision

noun as in gibe

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Example Sentences

The animosity of his enemies was such that they followed his remains with scoffings and insults on its way to the grave.

New inventions of warfare changed the scoffings in Europe into alarm for their own security.

But their responses are not always well timed, and the notes of the jackdaw sound uncommonly like the scoffings of the ribald.

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On this page you'll find 298 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scoffings, such as: contempt, derision, disdain, ridicule, scorn, and contumely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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