sneeze at

VERB

disregard

Synonyms

WEAK

blink at brush aside brush away brush off discount have no use for laugh off let pass look the other way overlook pass over pay no attention to pay no heed to pay no mind shut eyes to slight snub take lightly take no notice of turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear

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Designing a study to measure the physical properties of mucus, however, is nothing to sneeze at.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

A second-round pick is nothing to sneeze at for a player on an expiring contract.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

The numbers say he’s winning—5 million YouTube subscribers is nothing to sneeze at.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2023

A first-year record of 11-3 is nothing to sneeze at.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2023

She had been to Buckingham Palace and the British Museum, and Ashton Place was nothing to sneeze at, either.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

sneeze at

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