Synonyms for ridicule
ˈrɪd ɪˌkyulridicule

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1. ridicule

   Banter is the touching upon some fault, weakness, or fancied secret of another in a way half to pique and half to please; badinage is delicate, refined banter. Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant. Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter. All the other words have a hostile intent. Ridicule makes a person or thing the subject of contemptuous merriment; derision seeks to make the object derided seem utterly despicable — to laugh it to scorn. Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob. Mockery is more studied, and may include mimicry and personal violence, as well as scornful speech. A satire is a formal composition; a sarcasm may be an impromptu sentence. The satire shows up follies to keep people from them; the sarcasm hits them because they are foolish, without inquiring whether it will do good or harm; the satire is plainly uttered; the sarcasm is covert.

   Synonyms:
   badinage, banter, chaff, derision, irony, jeering, mockery, raillery, sarcasm, satire

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1. ridiculenoun

   Synonyms:
   derision, banter, raillery, burlesque, caricature, mockery, irony, satire, sarcasm, jeer, sneer, cachinnation, disrespect

   Antonyms:
   veneration, respect, deference, salutation, honor, homage

2. ridiculeverb

   Synonyms:
   lampoon, deride, mock at, laugh at, jeer

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ridiculenoun

   language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

   Synonyms:
   derision

2. derision, ridiculeverb

   the act of deriding or treating with contempt

   Synonyms:
   derision

3. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke funverb

   subject to laughter or ridicule

   "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

   Synonyms:
   clapperclaw, blackguard, laugh at, make fun, rib, guy, roast, jest at, shout, poke fun, abuse

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1. • Disrespect

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1. ridiculenoun

   Synonyms:
   derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banter

2. ridiculeverb

   Synonyms:
   deride (sportively), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make game of, make a fool of, point the finger at, make fun of, make merry with, make a butt of, POKE FUN AT

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1. ridiculenoun

   Synonyms:
   mockery, gibe, jeer, burlesque, raillery, satire, sarcasm, irony

2. ridiculeverb

   Synonyms:
   deride, satirize, scoff, rally, banter, burlesque, lampoon, mock, scout, jeer, taunt, twit

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1. List of paraphrases for "ridicule":

   derision, ridiculous, mockery, laughingstock, laughable

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How to use ridicule in a sentence?

1. Vanna Bonta:

   Ridicule has historically proven itself a rickety fence for great ideas.

2. Donald Trump:

   It is not news or surprising to me that critics and the media have chosen to ridicule me for speaking out on this issue, and that's OK, i remain committed to tackling this topic because it will provide a better world for our children.

3. RJ Intindola:

   I’ve created a new morality. Not one based on societal values and mores but instead on my own conscience. We should not let others determine our moral values nor accept their ridicule. Full stop.

4. Haydon Manning:

   To be re-elected, Morrison needs everything to go right and ridicule is the absolute last thing he needs.

5. Christo Grozev:

   I cannot exclude that there is the motivation for that. We know that Navalny was definitely poisoned with Novichok by none other than the state of Russia. We know that he went back to Russia against the wishes of Putin, and, of course, now from within jail, Navalny continues to essentially ridicule Putin in the war effort by being a very vocal opponent of the war. So of course there is the motivation.