Synonyms of scout

scout 1 of 2

noun

as in person

a member of the human race

you're a good scout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• person
• guy
• man
• life
• creature
• bird
• individual
• thing
• party
• human
• fish
• soul
• customer
• being
• baby
• duck
• sort
• body
• specimen
• character
• cookie
• devil
• egg
• human being
• mortal
• fellow
• personage
• personality
• face
• bod
• cooky
• son of man
• head
• wight
• brother
• slob
• neighbor
• stiff
• homo
• somebody
• self
• humanoid
• celebrity
• hominid
• fellowman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animal
• beast
• critter
• brute
• beastie

scout

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verb

as in to mock

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mock
• ridicule
• laugh (at)
• taunt
• tease
• make fun of
• rag on
• make sport of
• parody
• deride
• jeer
• shoot down
• jibe
• poke fun at
• gibe
• target
• imitate
• harass
• skewer
• kid
• cock snooks (at)
• scoff (at)
• torment
• pooh
• cock a snook (at)
• scorn
• rag
• disparage
• bait
• sneer (at)
• razz
• belittle
• ride
• pester
• bug
• mimic
• rally
• decry
• harry
• tweak
• needle
• quiz
• twit
• ape
• rib
• bad-mouth
• parrot
• jive
• take off (on)
• caricature
• chaff
• put down
• josh
• heckle
• pooh-pooh
• burlesque
• satirize
• barrack
• hassle
• lampoon
• catcall
• pillory
• travesty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• commend
• endorse
• applaud
• indorse
• sanction

Examples of scout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Cogliano is now special assistant to the GM, and Francouz will be a scout for the goaltending department. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2024

This old scout was fortunate to be at Progressive Field in Cleveland when Walters made his major league debut. —Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Verb

The Bay Area is in the mix to host cricket matches at the Los Angeles Olympics, with power brokers from San Francisco Unicorns scouting a permanent ground that could be used for the 2028 Games. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

But for years, the agency has been plagued by insufficient budgets, understaffing, antiquated technology, and scandal—such as when a Secret Service detail scouting for a trip by President Obama to Cartagena, Colombia, was caught bringing prostitutes back to their hotel rooms. —Brian Bennett, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing scout

• scout (up)