flouted
Showed contempt for
Flouted is the past tense of flout, meaning to openly disregard or show contempt for a rule, convention, or authority.
Someone who flouted the law didn't just break it—they did so boldly or dismissively: She flouted the dress code by wearing jeans to the gala.
Often confused with flaunted, which means to display proudly.
Broke past a barrier
- violatedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
- infringedBroke a rule
- transgressedBroke a rule
disregarded · ignored · circumvented · sidestepped · bypassed · overridden · disobeyed · broke
Ridiculed or scorned
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
scorned · jeered · taunted · belittled · disparaged · lampooned · satirized · dismissed
Openly resisting control
- brazenShamelessly bold
- boldCourageous and daring
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- insolentBoldly rude and disrespectful
provocative · rebellious · unyielding · recalcitrant · obstinate · headstrong · impudent · unruly
Refusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- nonobservanceFailure to comply
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
lawlessness · rebellion · resistance · mutiny · dissent · unruliness · waywardness · anarchy
breached
Broke past a barrier
- violatedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
- infringedBroke a rule
transgressed · disregarded · ignored · circumvented · sidestepped · bypassed · overridden · disobeyed · broke · evaded
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
sneered · scorned · jeered · taunted · belittled · disparaged · lampooned · satirized · dismissed · laughed off
defiant
Openly resisting control
insolent · provocative · rebellious · unyielding · recalcitrant · obstinate · headstrong · impudent · unruly · intractable
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- nonobservanceFailure to comply
nonconformity · lawlessness · rebellion · resistance · mutiny · dissent · unruliness · waywardness · anarchy · willfulness
floutedrevered
Deeply respected, admired
venerated · embraced · celebrated · championed · endorsed