The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DEFY , but the solution may also be FLOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Thumb one's nose at crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFY | 40 % | 4 |
| FLOUT | 20 % | 5 |
| DERIDE | 15 % | 6 |
| SCORN | 10 % | 5 |
| SCOFF | 10 % | 5 |
| DISDAIN | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thumb one's nose at
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- snook
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- nuzzle
- stop
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- head
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFY noun- A challenge.
- To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
- To refuse to obey.
- To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
- To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEFY
- Challenge
- Rise up against
- Meet head-on
- Stand up to
- Confound
- Resist boldly
- Flout
- Fly in the face of
- Resist, as authority
- Flout, as authority
More clues leading to the result FLOUT
- Scoff at
- Defy
- Openly defy
- Thumb one's nose at
- Scoff at, as a rule
- Snub one's nose at
- Scorn, as the rules
- Break, as rules
- Show contempt for
- Defy openly
More clues leading to the result DERIDE
- Ridicule
- Twit
- Mock
- Put down
- Express contempt for
- Scoff at
- Treat with contempt
- Subject to ridicule
- Slam
- Make fun of
More clues leading to the result SCORN
- Disdain
- Mock
- Treat with contempt
- Diss
- Contemptuously refuse
- Belittle in a way
- Derision
- Distain
- Show disdain for
- Pooh-pooh
More clues leading to the result SCOFF
- Jeer
- Mock
- Express contempt
- Deride
- Ridicule
- Express mockery
- Deride, with "at"
- Jeer, with "at"
- Express doubt insolently
- Pooh-pooh