Scanting [verb]
Definition of Scanting:
be indifferent, leave alone
Synonyms of Scanting:
● Spurn
● Overlook
● Ignore
● Discount
● Underestimate
● Reject
● Disregard
● Despise
● Affront
● Disdain
● Slur
● Dismiss
● Slight
● Scant
● Detest
● Depreciate
● Scorn
● Rebuff
● Condemn
● Brush aside
● Brush off
● Pass by
● Pass over
● Shrug off
● Pretermit
● Have nothing to do with
● Laugh off
● Let go
● Live with
● Make light of
● Not care for
● Pass up
● Pay no attention to
● Pay no mind
● Tune out
Opposite/Antonyms of Scanting:
● Succeed
● Finish
● Do
● Watch
● Take care of
● Concern
● Flatter
● Approve
● Love
● Like
● Recognize
● Pay attention
● Regard
● Look at
● Attend
● Complete
● Achieve
● Accomplish
● Protect
● Nurture
● Guard
● Welcome
● Praise
● Compliment
● Cherish
● Admire
● Note
● Respect
● Notice
● Heed
Sentence/Example of Scanting:
So it was necessary to go down at once and waste whole minutes of the precious scanting light.
The wind scanting upon us, we could not fetch the land, so that we were forced to ply to windward.