flouting

NOUN

mordacity

Synonyms

STRONG

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque censure comeback contempt criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony mockery put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness superciliousness trenchancy wisecrack

WEAK

causticity causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONG

approval commendation compliment endorsement flattery happiness kindness love mildness praise respect sanction sweetness

NOUN

mordancy

Synonyms

WEAK

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque causticity causticness censure comeback contempt corrosiveness criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony lampooning mockery mordacity put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness sneering superciliousness trenchancy wisecrack

NOUN

sarcasm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banter bitterness contempt cynicism derision irony mockery rancor ridicule satire scorn

STRONG

acrimony aspersion burlesque censure comeback criticism cut dig disparagement invective put down raillery scoffing sharpness superciliousness wisecrack

WEAK

causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approval flattery love praise respect

STRONG

compliment kindness sanction

NOUN

trenchancy

Synonyms

STRONG

acerbity acidity acridity acrimony aspersion banter bitterness burlesque censure comeback contempt criticism cut cynicism derision dig disparagement invective irony mockery mordacity put down raillery rancor ridicule satire scoffing scorn sharpness superciliousness wisecrack

WEAK

causticity causticness corrosiveness lampooning mordancy sneering

Antonyms

STRONG

approval commendation compliment endorsement flattery happiness kindness love mildness praise respect sanction sweetness

Example Sentences

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Several commissioners said they were troubled by the continued instances of officers flouting the department’s rules on the use of body cameras, and asked for a report back about whether the problem is more widespread.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Powerful nations are flouting international law, and somebody ought to stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Conflicts are deliberately being turned into wars against civilians with drones and other technology and countries are flouting international law with impunity, the Red Cross chief said Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

"They are flouting the spirit and the letter of the law," he told CBS News on Sunday.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

They indicated either an ignorance or a flouting of the niceties.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

flouting

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