scoffed
Dismissed with derision
Scoffed is the past tense of scoff, meaning to mock or express contemptuous disbelief: He scoffed at the idea of getting up early.
The word conveys dismissive ridicule—not just disagreement but treating something as absurd or beneath consideration.
In British usage, scoff can also mean to eat greedily: She scoffed the entire pizza.
Smiled with contempt
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
- tauntedMocked to provoke
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
mocked · scorned · jibed · gibed · heckled · lampooned · satirized · parodied
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- dismissivenessAttitude of casual disregard
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
superciliousness · sneer · disparagement · belittlement · disdainful · scornful · patronizing · sneering
Answered in kind
- snappedBroke with sudden force
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- repliedGave an answer back
responded · said · remarked · declared · exclaimed · muttered · answered · quipped
Ate hungrily and completely
- gobbledAte rapidly, voraciously
- wolfedAte very fast
- gulpedSwallowed hastily
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
scarfed · inhaled · gorged · crammed · stuffed · guzzled · consumed · polished off
sneered
Smiled with contempt
derided · mocked · scorned · jibed · gibed · heckled · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured
disdain
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- dismissivenessAttitude of casual disregard
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
haughtiness · superciliousness · sneer · disparagement · belittlement · disdainful · scornful · patronizing · sneering · snide
retorted
Answered in kind
replied · responded · said · remarked · declared · exclaimed · muttered · answered · quipped · countered
devoured
Ate hungrily and completely
bolted · scarfed · inhaled · gorged · crammed · stuffed · guzzled · consumed · polished off · demolished
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- incredulityInability to accept something
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
suspicion · mistrust · rejection · denial · distrust · uncertainty · dismissal · eye-roll · snort · scorn
- scoff downEat very quickly