set at nought
set at nought verb: to treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
Verb
set at nought (third-person singular simple present sets at nought, present participle setting at nought, simple past and past participle set at nought)
Synonyms of set at nought
- discount
- take no notice of
- downplay
- make little of
- brush off
- disregard
- dissemble
- despise
- ignore
- misheed
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- misregard
- neglect
- pass
- pass by
- pay no heed
- put aside
- shrug off
- slough
- tune out
- unheed
- unmind
- bagatellize
- banalize
- belittle
- cut down
- de-emphasize
- denigrate
- degrade
- deprecate
- derogate
- disparage
- dispraise
- lilliputianize
- make nothing of
- minimize
- play down
- superficialize
- trivialize
- underestimate
- underplay
Forms of set at nought
| third-person singular present | sets at nought |
|---|---|
| present participle | setting at nought |
| past participle | set at nought |
| past | set at nought |
| alternative form | set at naught |
Questions about set at nought
- What does set at nought mean?
- Set at nought means to treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
- What part of speech is set at nought?
- Set at nought is a verb.
- What is the past tense of set at nought?
- The past tense of set at nought is set at nought.
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