Antonyms for laugh off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : laf, lahf |
| Phonetic Transcription : læf, lɑf |
- accomplish
- accuse
- achieve
- admire
- approve
- attend
- blame
- censure
- charge
- cherish
- complete
- compliment
- concern
- condemn
- do
- esteem
- finish
- flatter
- guard
- heed
- hold
- increase
- keep
- like
- look at
- love
- maintain
- note
- notice
- nurture
- pay attention
- praise
- protect
- punish
- recognize
- regard
- remember
- respect
- sentence
- succeed
- take care of
- watch
- welcome
Definition of laugh off
Origin :- 1680s, from laugh (v.). Meaning "a cause of laughter" is from 1895; ironic use (e.g. that's a laugh) attested from 1930. Laugh track "canned laughter on a TV program" is from 1961.
- As in neglect : verb be indifferent, leave alone
- As in sneeze at : verb disregard
- As in disregard : verb ignore; make light of
- As in forgive : verb stop blame and grant pardon
Synonyms for laugh off
- absolve
- accept apology
- acquit
- affront
- allow for
- amnesty
- bear no malice
- bear with
- blink at
- brush aside
- brush away
- brush off
- bury the hatchet
- clear
- cold-shoulder
- commute
- condemn
- condone
- contemn
- depreciate
- despise
- detest
- discount
- disdain
- dismiss
- dismiss from mind
- disobey
- disparage
- disregard
- efface
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exonerate
- extenuate
- fail
- forget
- have no use for
- have nothing to do with
- ignore
- keep at arm's length
- keep one's distance
- kiss and make up
- laugh off
- leave out of account
- let bygones be bygones
- let go
- let it go
- let off
- let off easy
- let pass
- let up on
- live with
- look the other way
- make allowance
- make light of
- miss
- neglect
- not care for
- omit
- overlook
- overpass
- palliate
- pass by
- pass over
- pass up
- pay no attention to
- pay no heed to
- pay no mind
- pooh-pooh
- pretermit
- purge
- rebuff
- reject
- release
- relent
- remit
- reprieve
- respite
- scant
- scorn
- shrug off
- shut eyes to
- slight
- slur
- snub
- spring
- spurn
- take lightly
- take no notice of
- think no more of
- tune out
- turn a blind eye
- turn a deaf ear
- turn other cheek
- underestimate
- vilipend
- wink at
- wipe slate clean
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