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. Unknown:

   Do not be so quick to judge or label, for one day the objects of ridicule may become what they are ever so used to being seen as. And when this happens it is too late, another soul has fallen to the cruel persecution of todays society and become what they are seen as instead of who they really are. A person, just like everyone else.

2. Andrew Parker:

   Bare-faced lying seems to be the default mode, coupled with ridicule of critics, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term 'hybrid threats'.

3. Tony Buzbee:

   Today we filed the 24th case alleging sexual misconduct against Deshaun Watson. The allegations made in this new case are strikingly similar to those made by many of the other victims. Lost in the media frenzy surrounding Deshaun Watson is that these are 24 strong, courageous women who, despite ridicule, legal shenanigans and intense media scrutiny, continue to stand firm for what is right.

4. Jonathan Isaac:

   I am not anti-vax. I’m not anti-medicine. I’m not anti-science. I didn’t come to my current vaccination status by studying Black history or watching Donald Trump press conferences. I have nothing but the utmost respect for every healthcare worker and person in Orlando and all across the world that have worked tirelessly to keep us safe. My mom has worked in healthcare for a really long time. I thank God, I’m grateful that I live in a society where vaccines are possible and we can protect ourselves and have the means to protect ourselves in the first place, but with that being said, it is my belief that the vaccine status of every person should be their own choice and completely up to them without bullying, without being pressured or without being forced into doing so. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m uncomfortable with taking the vaccine at this time. I think that we’re all different. We all come from different places. We’ve all had different experiences and hold dear to different beliefs. And what it is that you do with your body when it comes to putting medicine in there should be your choice, free of the ridicule and the opinion of others.

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.