What are some alternative words for ridicule?
Synonyms for ridicule
ˈrɪd ɪˌkyul
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Princeton's WordNet
ridicule(noun)
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
Synonyms:
derisionderision, ridicule(verb)
the act of deriding or treating with contempt
Synonyms:
derisionridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun(verb)
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
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
ridicule(n)
Synonyms:
derision, banter, raillery, burlesque, caricature, mockery, irony, satire, sarcasm, jeer, sneer, cachinnation, disrespectAntonyms:
veneration, respect, deference, salutation, honor, homageridicule(v)
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ridicule(n.)
Synonyms:
derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banterridicule(v. a.)
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
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "ridicule":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1814 | guy | |
#2225 | abuse | |
#11650 | shout | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#13309 | roast | |
#14549 | rib | |
#15969 | satire | |
#16532 | irony | |
#28801 | sarcasm | |
#29153 | banter | |
#31457 | ridicule | |
#31719 | caricature | |
#36196 | disrespect | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#42698 | laughable | |
#44008 | lampoon | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#53686 | chaff | |
#66483 | sneer | |
#66496 | derision | |
#103315 | deride | |
#133401 | jeer | |
#149018 | jeering | |
#162113 | blackguard | |
#189873 | laughingstock | |
#281652 | raillery |
How to use ridicule in a sentence?
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.
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
It's a rock and a hard place. I can't be as upset at that lady. I'm upset at the fraternity because what they're saying is a chant that's just completely disrespectful to the black race. As far as that lady goes -- man, that's an old lady, man. Let that lady be. it's hard to ridicule somebody for something that you continue to use in your music.
I came because of all the ridicule he's heaped on Mexicans, and now it's our turn to make fun of him, this is a parody of what Mexicans think of Americans like Trump.
Whenever the left wants to lampoon someone on the right President Trump always play the gay card. This is exactly what they think of gay people - that our lives and our relationships are jokes. Something deserving of ridicule and scorn, most middle school children behave better than this.
Translations for ridicule
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- výsměchCzech
- verspottenGerman
- burlaSpanish
- naeruvääristama, pilkamaEstonian
- ivata, [[tehdä]] [[naurunalainen, pilkataFinnish
- ridiculeFrench
- उपहासHindi
- gúny, nevetségHungarian
- ծաղրArmenian
- derisione, ridicolizzareItalian
- 嘲笑する, あざ笑うJapanese
- šaipytisLithuanian
- spotDutch
- wyśmiewaćPolish
- a batjocori, a ridiculizaRomanian
- насмехаться, высмеять, насмешка, высмеиватьRussian
- chế nhạo, giễu cợt, nhạo bángVietnamese
- 嘲諷Chinese
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