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Common collocations with flout in American Collocation

flout verb transitive

US /flaʊt/

openly or deliberately

blatantly
clearly
deliberately
flagrantly
openly

Many overseas companies are openly flouting the law and attempting to fix the prices at which their products are sold in Britain.

continually or regularly

consistently
constantly
continually
frequently
persistently
regularly
repeatedly
routinely
systematically

Laws on the size of fish catches are routinely flouted.

by many people

widely

Speed limits are widely flouted by drivers.

law or rule

ban
guidelines
law
principle
regulations
rule

We intend to clamp down on those who flout the law.

normal behaviour

convention
expectations
norms
stereotype

Mary is a girl in a man’s sport, flouting convention to achieve her ambitions.

authority

authority

They can imprison anyone who flouts their authority.