as in disregarded
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled
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Recent Examples of flouted
Lady Amelia flouted royal style protocol in a plunging silver crop top that dipped all the way to her chest and bared several inches of midriff.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Under Noem, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have flouted congressional authority.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Others have doubled down or flouted the criticism.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Thus far, the only obstacles to Trump’s attempts to prosecute his enemies have come from outside the executive branch—from juries that have refused to indict or convict, and from courts that have maintained proper legal procedure, even as Trump officials have flouted it.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Although the law has been flouted repeatedly and its purpose has not been achieved, presidents have filed reports justifying their actions by using loopholes in the text.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
This administration has long flouted Congress’ budget.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Some churches flouted state and local health mandates and stayed open, reorienting their entire ministries around the issue and highlighting the irony that, in some states, liquor stores were permitted to operate while houses of worship were not.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Under Noem, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have flouted congressional authority.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Others have doubled down or flouted the criticism.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Thus far, the only obstacles to Trump’s attempts to prosecute his enemies have come from outside the executive branch—from juries that have refused to indict or convict, and from courts that have maintained proper legal procedure, even as Trump officials have flouted it.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Although the law has been flouted repeatedly and its purpose has not been achieved, presidents have filed reports justifying their actions by using loopholes in the text.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2026
This administration has long flouted Congress’ budget.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Some churches flouted state and local health mandates and stayed open, reorienting their entire ministries around the issue and highlighting the irony that, in some states, liquor stores were permitted to operate while houses of worship were not.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouted
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Then, as Musk has been prone to do, the former presidential adviser disregarded much of his previous explanation and said that building a civilization on Mars was still an option, just that building on the Moon is SpaceX’s current priority.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is not to suggest the poll should be disregarded.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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According to the lawyers, Ballard set up a meeting between Gorrin and then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2017 at a political event in Doral with members of the Venezuelan diaspora, who despised Maduro.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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An unofficial list provided by the Rhode Island Invasive Species Council includes a number of aggressive plants that are widely despised by gardeners, such as Norway maple, Oriental bittersweet, Tree of Heaven, autumn olive, garlic mustard and Japanese knotweed.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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