What is another word for taunts?

Pronunciation: [tˈɔːnts] (IPA)

Taunts are derogatory or mocking comments or actions designed to belittle or insult someone. There are numerous synonyms for taunts, including mockery, insults, jeers, derision, sneers, ridicule, sarcasm, jibes, and scorn. Each of these synonyms has its own unique connotation and usage context. For example, "sneers" is often used to describe contemptuous facial expressions, while "sarcasm" is a form of taunt that relies on irony. Regardless of the synonym used, taunts are never constructive or helpful and can cause emotional harm to the recipient. Therefore, it is important to avoid using taunts and instead, communicate with kindness and respect.

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    • Noun, plural
      outrages.
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Usage examples for Taunts

Val did not attempt to reply, but she refused to let his taunts turn her back, and kept stubbornly climbing, though tears of pure rage filled her eyes and even slipped over the lids to her cheeks.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
He taunts her with the malignant hatred with which for years past from the height of her own prosperity she has been weighing down his.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Thus shrink they the sneer, And taunts 'gainst their town thus endeavour to clear.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews

Famous quotes with Taunts

  • Where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds come to listen with serious and sympathetic men.
    Edward Carpenter
  • He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who I went to school with knew who he was and knew that he was black. So I would get racist taunts in school.
    Ryan Giggs
  • Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it.
    Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
  • When I wasn't as attractive as I am now, I suffered at the hands of cruel children and their taunts until I realised that confidence and a bit of aesthetic care can overcome that.
    Johnny Vegas
  • The caterpillar gets all the taunts; the butterfly gets all the praise.
    Matshona Dhliwayo

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