pooh-poohs Antonyms
Strongest:
- yields-to-
- stoops-to-
- cooperates-with-
- submits-to-
- serves
- hears
- surrenders-to-
- concedes-to-
- defers-to-
- observes
- keeps
Strong:
- acquiesces-to-
- notes
- listens-to-
- obliges
- heeds
- notices
- regards
- obeys
- goose-steps-to-
- capitulates-to-
- marks
- attends
- accedes-to-
- agrees-to-
- watches
- assents-to-
- follows
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- brushes-off-
- opposes
- flouts
- mocks
- shrugs-off
- rebels-against-
- resists
- defies
- scoffs-at-
- disobeys
- scorns
Weak:
Meaning of pooh-poohs
pooh-poohs
to express scorn or impatience, to treat with scorn, to express contempt or impatience, to express contempt for or make light of
pooh-poohs Sentence Examples
- He pooh-poohs all warnings about the impending storm.
- The politician's opponent pooh-poohs their campaign promises as empty platitudes.
- Despite the evidence, the conspiracy theorist pooh-poohs any suggestion that the world is not flat.
- The scientist's groundbreaking theory was pooh-poohed by her skeptical colleagues.
- The child stubbornly pooh-poohs her mother's advice to eat her vegetables.
- The art critic pooh-poohs the artist's latest work, calling it "a waste of canvas."
- The homeowner pooh-poohs the contractor's estimate, claiming it's outrageously high.
- The investor pooh-poohs any concerns about the stock market, stating that it's always been volatile.
- The doctor pooh-poohs the patient's symptoms, telling them it's just a cold.
- The athlete pooh-poohs the suggestion that they're too old to compete, vowing to keep playing until they can't walk anymore.
FAQs About the word pooh-poohs
to express scorn or impatience, to treat with scorn, to express contempt or impatience, to express contempt for or make light of
dismisses, rejects, ignores, brushes (off), opposes, flouts, mocks, shrugs off, rebels (against),resists
yields (to), stoops (to), cooperates (with), submits (to),serves, hears, surrenders (to), concedes (to), defers (to), observes
He pooh-poohs all warnings about the impending storm.
The politician's opponent pooh-poohs their campaign promises as empty platitudes.
Despite the evidence, the conspiracy theorist pooh-poohs any suggestion that the world is not flat.
The scientist's groundbreaking theory was pooh-poohed by her skeptical colleagues.
