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laugh away

VERB
dismiss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deride reject ridicule
STRONG
banish contemn despise discard disdain dispel disregard drop flout gibe gird jeer mock pooh-pooh rally relegate repudiate repulse scoff scorn scout shelve spurn taunt twit
WEAK
kiss off lay aside set aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
flatter praise
STRONG
admire approve compliment do embrace esteem keep like love respect weaken welcome
WEAK
accept appoint employ engage hire hold maintain preserve secure

Example Sentences

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Which is why we should treasure love stories and laugh away people who call them useless or silly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

With song lyrics like, “Let’s have a passive-aggressive Christmas, because we’re all stuck here till we’re free,” it’s sure to help us all laugh away some of the challenges going into this season.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“There are plenty of movies that do one or the other — that make us laugh away our troubles or that make us face our troubles — but there aren’t very many that do both.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2020

Even among those regal beagles, I have to laugh away.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 30, 2015

Guy vainly tried to laugh away her fancies; faster and still faster the evil cohorts swept up against her, almost as tangible as bats flapping into her face.

From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton