laugh off

The phrase “laugh off” has 2 syllables: laugh off

It's pronounced as /læf ɒf/


What is synonym and antonym for laugh off?

In the thesaurus, “laugh off” has 109 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for laugh off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for laugh off

  • absolve
  • accept apology
  • acquit
  • affront
  • allow for
  • amnesty
  • bear no malice
  • bear with
  • belittle
  • bemoan
  • blink at
  • brush aside
  • brush away
  • brush off
  • bury the hatchet
  • clear
  • cold-shoulder
  • commute
  • condemn
  • condone
  • contemn
  • deprecate
  • depreciate
  • despise
  • detest
  • diminish
  • 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
  • kiss and make up
  • lament
  • 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
  • minimize
  • miss
  • mourn
  • 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
  • play down
  • pocket
  • pooh
  • pooh-pooh
  • pretermit
  • purge
  • rebuff
  • regret
  • 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
  • underrate
  • undervalue
  • vilipend
  • wink at
  • wipe the slate clean

Antonyms for laugh off

  • accomplish
  • accuse
  • achieve
  • admire
  • approve
  • attend
  • blame
  • blow
  • bluster
  • boast
  • brag
  • bull
  • censure
  • charge
  • cherish
  • complete
  • compliment
  • concern
  • condemn
  • crow
  • do
  • esteem
  • finish
  • flatter
  • gasconade
  • guard
  • harangue
  • heed
  • hold
  • increase
  • keep
  • like
  • look at
  • love
  • maintain
  • note
  • notice
  • nurture
  • pay attention
  • praise
  • pride
  • protect
  • puff
  • punish
  • recognize
  • regard
  • remember
  • respect
  • sentence
  • succeed
  • swagger
  • take care of
  • vapor
  • vaunt
  • watch
  • welcome

Example Sentences

  • He tried to laugh off the awkward situation, but it was clear he was embarrassed.
  • She couldn't laugh off the criticism, even though she pretended it didn't bother her.
  • They decided to laugh off the minor mistakes and keep going with the performance.
  • He couldn't laugh off the awkward silence in the room after his joke fell flat.
  • She tried to laugh off the rejection, but it clearly affected her.

On this page you'll find 165 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laugh off, such as: absolve, accept apology, accomplish, accuse, achieve, acquit, admire.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

neglects

  • abandonments
  • affront
  • be careless
  • be derelict
  • be irresponsible
  • be negligent
  • be remiss
  • brush aside
  • brush off
  • bypass
  • bypasses
  • carelessness
  • chaos
  • condemn
  • coolness
  • decays
  • decrepitudes
  • defaults
  • defer
  • delay
  • delinquency
  • depreciate
  • dereliction
  • derelictions
  • desertions
  • desolations
  • despise
  • deteriorations
  • detest
  • dilapidation
  • dilapidations
  • discard
  • discount
  • disdain
  • disdains
  • disintegrations
  • dismiss
  • disregard
  • disregardance
  • disregards
  • disrepairs
  • disrespect
  • elide
  • evade
  • fails
  • forgetfulness
  • forgets
  • gloss over
  • have nothing to do with
  • heedlessness
  • ignore
  • ignores
  • inadvertence
  • inattention
  • inattentions
  • inconsideration
  • indifference
  • lapse
  • laugh off
  • laxity
  • laxness
  • let go
  • let pass
  • let slide
  • limbo
  • live with
  • look the other way
  • lose sight of
  • make light of
  • miss
  • misses
  • misses out on
  • neglectfulness
  • negligence
  • negligences
  • not care for
  • not trouble oneself
  • omission
  • omit
  • omits
  • overleap
  • overlook
  • overlooks
  • overpass
  • overpasses
  • oversight
  • pass by
  • pass over
  • pass up
  • passes over
  • pay no attention to
  • pay no mind
  • pooh-poohs
  • poohs
  • postpone
  • pretermission
  • pretermit
  • pretermits
  • procrastinate
  • rebuff
  • reject
  • rejects
  • remissness
  • ruinations
  • ruins
  • scant
  • scants
  • scorn
  • scorns
  • shirk
  • shirks
  • shrug off
  • shrugs off
  • skimp
  • skimps
  • skip
  • skips
  • slackness
  • slides
  • slight
  • slights
  • slips
  • slovenliness
  • slur
  • spurn
  • suspend
  • think little of
  • thoughtlessness
  • trifle
  • tune out
  • unconcern
  • underestimate

neglect

  • abandonment
  • affront
  • be careless
  • be derelict
  • be irresponsible
  • be negligent
  • be remiss
  • brush aside
  • brush off
  • bypass
  • carelessness
  • chaos
  • condemn
  • coolness
  • decay
  • decrepitude
  • default
  • defer
  • delay
  • delinquency
  • depreciate
  • dereliction
  • desertion
  • desolation
  • despise
  • deterioration
  • detest
  • dilapidation
  • discard
  • discount
  • disdain
  • disintegration
  • dismiss
  • disregard
  • disregardance
  • disrepair
  • disrespect
  • dumpiness
  • elide
  • evade
  • fail
  • failure
  • forget
  • forgetfulness
  • gloss over
  • have nothing to do with
  • heedlessness
  • ignore
  • inadvertence
  • inadvertency
  • inattention
  • inconsideration
  • indifference
  • lapse
  • laugh off
  • laxity
  • laxness
  • let go
  • let pass
  • let slide
  • limbo
  • live with
  • look the other way
  • lose sight of
  • make light of
  • misprision
  • miss
  • miss out on
  • neglectfulness
  • negligence
  • nonfeasance
  • not care for
  • not trouble oneself
  • omission
  • omit
  • overleap
  • overlook
  • overpass
  • oversight
  • pass by
  • pass over
  • pass up
  • pay no attention to
  • pay no mind
  • pooh
  • pooh-pooh
  • postpone
  • pretermission
  • pretermit
  • procrastinate
  • rebuff
  • reject
  • remissness
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • scant
  • scorn
  • seediness
  • shirk
  • shrug off
  • skimp
  • skip
  • slackness
  • slide
  • slight
  • slip
  • slovenliness
  • slur
  • spurn
  • suspend
  • think little of
  • thoughtlessness
  • trifle
  • tune out
  • unconcern
  • underestimate

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