What is another word for ridicule?
1564 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl], [ ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl], [ ɹ_ˈɪ_d_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_l]
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Similar words for ridicule:
- banter (noun)
- blackguard (noun)
- caricature (noun)
- communication (noun)
- contempt (noun)
- contemptuous laughter at someone or something (noun)
- debunk (noun)
- denigration (noun)
- derision (noun)
- derogation (noun)
- detraction (noun)
- disdain (noun)
- disparagement (noun)
- disrespect (noun)
- guy (noun)
- irony (noun)
- irreverence (noun)
- jest (noun)
- jest at (noun)
- lampoon (noun)
- laugh at (noun)
- make fun (noun)
- make fun of (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- parody (noun)
- protest (noun)
- raillery (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- sarcasm (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- taunt (noun)
- crucify (verb)
- cut up (verb)
- defy (verb)
- deride (verb)
- disgrace (verb)
- dismiss (verb)
- disparage (verb)
- flout (verb)
- gird (verb)
- heckle (verb)
- insult (verb)
- jeer (verb)
- joke (verb)
- kid around (verb)
- lash (verb)
- make contemptuous fun of something or someone (verb)
- make fun of (verb)
- mimic (verb)
- mortify (verb)
- parody (verb)
- protest (verb)
- ridicule (verb)
- scoff (verb)
- scorn (verb)
- shame (verb)
- sneer (verb)
- snigger (verb)
- taunt (verb)
- tease (verb)
- thumb one's nose (verb)
- other synonyms
- bait
- banter
- cut up
- defy
- denigrate
- derision
- dismiss
- flout
- heckle
- hiss
- other relevant words
- shame
- snigger
- take off
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Ridicule:
n.
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- laugh,
- custard pie,
- mocking.
- rib,
- dig,
- foolery,
- comeback,
- badinage,
- razz,
- burlesque,
- gibe,
- rally,
- swipe,
- travesty,
- laughter,
- buffoonery,
- satire,
- needling,
- taunting,
- slam,
- put-on,
- jab,
- persiflage,
- chaff.
- under-estimation,
- de gradation,
- de basements,
- under estimation,
- under-estimations,
- de-basements,
- de-gradation,
- de gradations,
- de basement,
- under estimations,
- de-basement,
- de-gradations.
- guy.
- fun.
- pasquil,
- rib-tickler,
- detraction,
- sendup,
- irony,
- backhanded compliment,
- takedowns,
- sauciness,
- denigration,
- play-on,
- mordacity,
- scorn,
- Contemptuousness,
- smearings,
- sinfulness,
- belittlement,
- brickbats,
- parting shot,
- sarcasm,
- superbity,
- deprecation,
- snobbishness,
- scornfulness,
- takeoff,
- jest,
- taunt,
- Pilgarlic,
- dirty dig,
- squibs,
- underestimations,
- Laughters,
- disparagement,
- contempt,
- object of ridicule,
- libel,
- lessening,
- derision,
- Causticness,
- disdain,
- put-down,
- mordancy,
- squib,
- mockings,
- play on,
- mock-heroic,
- putdown,
- bon mot,
- banter,
- rib tickler,
- Funnies,
- mockery,
- sardonicism,
- underestimation,
- brickbat,
- lampoon,
- takedown,
- send-up,
- derogation,
- caricature,
- floutings.
v.
• crucify (verb)- wiping the floor with,
- be devils,
- tear pieces,
- be deviling,
- be-devil,
- tearing pieces,
- tore pieces,
- wiped the floor with,
- be-devilling,
- be devil,
- be-devilled,
- be-deviled,
- tore to pieces,
- be devilling,
- wipes floor with,
- tare to pieces,
- torn pieces,
- be deviled,
- wipes the floor with,
- tare pieces,
- tears to pieces,
- tears pieces,
- ill treat,
- be devilled,
- wiped floor with,
- be-deviling,
- wiping floor with,
- wipe floor with,
- tearing to pieces,
- be-devils.
- re-probate,
- giving a rough time,
- re probating,
- re probates,
- gives rough time,
- gives a rough time,
- giving rough time,
- re probated,
- gave rough time,
- re-probated,
- re probate,
- re-probates,
- gave a rough time,
- re-probating,
- give rough time.
- flying in face of,
- outdaring,
- takes one on,
- re pulse,
- de-feats,
- outdares,
- made my day,
- out-daring,
- with standing,
- out dared,
- with-standing,
- taking one on,
- with-stands,
- flying face of,
- hurling defiance at,
- with stand,
- re-pulsing,
- with stood,
- with stands,
- out daring,
- out-dare,
- fly face of,
- sticks fast,
- de feat,
- re-pulse,
- re-pulsed,
- re pulses,
- re-pulses,
- de feats,
- sticked fast,
- out-dares,
- flew face of,
- flies face of,
- makes my day,
- hurled defiance at,
- out dares,
- dis-regarding,
- re pulsed,
- out-dared,
- re pulsing,
- outdared,
- took one on,
- dis regarding,
- de-feat,
- out dare,
- dis regarded,
- making my day,
- hurls defiance at,
- dis-regarded,
- flies in face of,
- with-stand,
- flew in face of.
- didst number on,
- de tract,
- does a number on,
- doing a number on,
- doeth a number on,
- de-rides,
- does number on,
- doest a number on,
- de ride,
- de-riding,
- dost number on,
- didst a number on,
- disses,
- did a number on,
- doth a number on,
- de-ride,
- de rides,
- doeth number on,
- dumps on,
- poohpooh,
- doest number on,
- doth number on,
- de tracts,
- did number on,
- dissed,
- dumping on,
- doing number on,
- dost a number on,
- de-tracts,
- de riding,
- de-tract.
- dis respect,
- de-graded,
- de press,
- dis-respecting,
- de-file,
- took down a peg,
- de fame,
- dis-grace,
- dis respects,
- dis credited,
- dis credits,
- re-duce,
- de pressed,
- re duces,
- dis graces,
- de based,
- re-duces,
- de-based,
- dis respected,
- be-smirch,
- dis-respected,
- de graded,
- de-grades,
- be smirches,
- de grades,
- dis-honored,
- dis grace,
- dis graced,
- de presses,
- de-fames,
- giving a black eye,
- gives black eye,
- dis favor,
- be-smirching,
- dis-honor,
- de-fame,
- dis favored,
- dis honor,
- de-grade,
- dis-credits,
- taking down peg,
- de pressing,
- de-pressed,
- gave a black eye,
- de-basing,
- de-base,
- de grade,
- be smirch,
- de-famed,
- dis honoring,
- de-filing,
- de fames,
- dis-crediting,
- de-grading,
- be-smirches,
- dis-honors,
- dis-graces,
- de-presses,
- dis-honoring,
- dis-favor,
- takes down peg,
- de filing,
- de filed,
- giving black eye,
- de file,
- dis-respect,
- dis respecting,
- de-files,
- de-filed,
- took down peg,
- de basing,
- take down peg,
- tar feather,
- taking down a peg,
- de famed,
- re duce,
- dis gracing,
- be smirching,
- gives a black eye,
- dis-credited,
- dis-favoring,
- de files,
- dis-respects,
- be smirched,
- de grading,
- dis-graced,
- be-smirched,
- gave black eye,
- dis honored,
- de base,
- de-press,
- dis-gracing,
- dis credit,
- dis honors,
- dis-favors,
- de-pressing,
- dis-credit,
- takes down a peg,
- dis-favored,
- dis favoring,
- dis crediting,
- dis favors.
- dis carding,
- re legate,
- laughs away,
- dis-card,
- laughed away,
- kissing off,
- kissed off,
- laying aside,
- dis-carded,
- dis-missed,
- sets aside,
- dis-cards,
- dis missed,
- laughing away,
- dis carded,
- re legates,
- dis-carding,
- dis-missing,
- dis card,
- dis cards,
- re-legate,
- dis missing,
- kisses off,
- re-legates.
- under-estimate,
- downcrying,
- dis-praises,
- under-estimated,
- under values,
- de cries,
- dis hearten,
- under-values,
- dis-heartened,
- sours grapes,
- de crying,
- under estimated,
- under rated,
- under-rate,
- de moralized,
- puts hooks in,
- under value,
- dis-courages,
- cries down,
- dis-heartening,
- dis praises,
- de cried,
- under rates,
- de moralize,
- under-rated,
- crying down,
- de-cry,
- downcries,
- souring grapes,
- dis courages,
- de cry,
- dis-praise,
- de-cried,
- be-littles,
- under-estimating,
- putting hooks in,
- downcried,
- dis praise,
- dis-hearten,
- de-moralized,
- dis-heartens,
- dis-courage,
- be littles,
- soured grapes,
- dis heartens,
- be-little,
- de-moralize,
- cried down,
- de moralizes,
- under estimating,
- under rate,
- under rating,
- de-cries,
- under estimates,
- under-value,
- dis-praised,
- dis heartening,
- under valued,
- de moralizing,
- under-valued,
- de-crying,
- under-rating,
- dis courage,
- under-rates,
- dis heartened,
- under estimate,
- under-valuing,
- dis praising,
- de-moralizes,
- de-moralizing,
- dis praised,
- dis-praising.
- out rages,
- thumbs nose at,
- out-raged,
- out raged,
- out-rages,
- out-rage,
- out raging,
- out-raging,
- thumbed nose at,
- thumbing nose at.
- shouting at,
- dis comfit,
- dis concerting,
- dis comfits,
- dis-comfit,
- shouted at,
- dis concerted,
- dis-concerted,
- dis-concerting,
- dis-concerts,
- shouts at,
- chivies,
- dis-concert,
- dis concert,
- dis-comfits,
- dis concerts.
- dis obliging,
- stepped on toes,
- stepping ones toes,
- stepped one toes,
- cuts quick,
- stepped on ones toes,
- dis-obliging,
- stepped on one toes,
- steps on ones toes,
- step on ones toes,
- steps ones toes,
- stepping toes,
- steps toes,
- dis obliges,
- dis-obliged,
- steps on one's toes,
- stepping on toes,
- steps one toes,
- steps on toes,
- step one toes,
- step one's toes,
- dis obliged,
- stepping one's toes,
- cut quick,
- stepping on one toes,
- stepping on one's toes,
- stepped ones toes,
- stepping on ones toes,
- cut the quick,
- stepping one toes,
- step toes,
- cutting the quick,
- cutting to the quick,
- re vile,
- dis-oblige,
- step on toes,
- cutting quick,
- stepped one's toes,
- step ones toes,
- stepped toes,
- stepped on one's toes,
- steps on one toes,
- cuts to quick,
- cut to quick,
- step on one toes,
- cuts the quick,
- re-vile,
- dis-obliges,
- cuts to the quick,
- dis oblige,
- steps one's toes,
- cutting to quick.
- poked fun,
- made crack,
- made a crack,
- making crack,
- pokes fun,
- comebacking,
- makes a crack,
- making a crack,
- make crack,
- comebacked,
- makes crack.
- played tricks,
- played the clown,
- playing clown,
- pull ones leg,
- playing tricks,
- plays the clown,
- play clown,
- pulled leg,
- playing the clown,
- pulling one leg,
- pulling ones leg,
- pulled one leg,
- pull one leg,
- pulls ones leg,
- plays tricks,
- played clown,
- pulls one leg,
- pulls leg,
- pulled ones leg,
- pulled one's leg,
- pulling leg,
- pulls one's leg,
- plays clown.
- giving hard time,
- gives hard time,
- giving a hard time,
- gave a hard time,
- gave hard time,
- gives a hard time,
- give hard time.
- up-braid,
- be rates,
- tongue lashing,
- ex probating,
- be rated,
- tongue lashes,
- be-labors,
- be-rates,
- ex-probated,
- torn into,
- be-rated,
- tore in to,
- tongue-lashed,
- be labor,
- torn in to,
- up braids,
- ex-probates,
- tears in to,
- tonguelashes,
- be-rating,
- exprobated,
- tears into,
- be-labor,
- exprobating,
- tore into,
- be labored,
- up braid,
- tearing in to,
- tearing into,
- ex probated,
- be-rate,
- tear in to,
- exprobates,
- up-braided,
- up-braiding,
- be rating,
- up braided,
- tonguelashing,
- ex probate,
- ex-probating,
- ex probates,
- tare in to,
- tonguelash,
- up-braids,
- tongue-lashes,
- be labors,
- ex-probate,
- be laboring,
- be rate,
- be-laboring,
- be-labored,
- tonguelashed,
- tare into,
- tongue lashed.
- pooh-pooh,
- run down,
- put down,
- rag,
- haze,
- expose,
- ride,
- satirize,
- make a fool of,
- deflate,
- josh,
- RAZ,
- pan,
- jolly,
- make a game of,
- make a laughing-stock,
- show up,
- jape,
- unmask,
- kid,
- rail at,
- humiliate.
- panto miming,
- doing like,
- dost like,
- doeth like,
- did like,
- panto mimed,
- dittoing,
- doth like,
- panto mime,
- panto-miming,
- doest like,
- going like,
- didst like,
- panto-mime,
- panto mimes,
- went like,
- panto-mimed,
- panto-mimes,
- goes like,
- made like,
- does like.
- takes wind out,
- put shame,
- gets one comeuppance,
- gat comeuppance,
- getting one comeuppance,
- dis-appointed,
- get one comeuppance,
- dis pleases,
- takes the wind out,
- gat ones comeuppance,
- got one's comeuppance,
- get ones comeuppance,
- sub dues,
- gat one's comeuppance,
- getting ones comeuppance,
- dis-pleasing,
- getting comeuppance,
- gets ones comeuppance,
- gotten one comeuppance,
- gotten ones comeuppance,
- dis-pleased,
- gets one's comeuppance,
- gets comeuppance,
- dis-please,
- got ones comeuppance,
- got comeuppance,
- dis please,
- dis-appoints,
- taking the wind out,
- sub-dues,
- getting one's comeuppance,
- take wind out,
- dis appointed,
- gotten comeuppance,
- sub-due,
- took the wind out,
- dis-appoint,
- dis pleasing,
- dis appoint,
- sub due,
- dis-pleases,
- gat one comeuppance,
- took wind out,
- dis pleased,
- got one comeuppance,
- dis appointing,
- gotten one's comeuppance,
- dis appoints,
- dis-appointing,
- taking wind out.
- sheiked,
- does takeoff of,
- sending up,
- didst takeoff of,
- dis-tort,
- dis-torts,
- did takeoff of,
- sheiking,
- doing takeoff of,
- doest a takeoff of,
- doest takeoff of,
- dis torts,
- doeth takeoff of,
- dost a takeoff of,
- doth takeoff of,
- dost takeoff of,
- doeth a takeoff of,
- do takeoff of,
- dis tort,
- doth a takeoff of,
- doing a takeoff of,
- poking fun at,
- didst a takeoff of,
- did a takeoff of,
- does a takeoff of.
- dis counts,
- dis-counting,
- dis-counts,
- dis-believe,
- digs at,
- digging at,
- dis-believed,
- dis-believes,
- making light of,
- digged at,
- dis believing,
- dug at,
- dis counting,
- dis believes,
- showed contempt,
- shows contempt,
- dis-believing,
- dis believed,
- dis-counted,
- dis counted,
- makes light of,
- dis believe.
- wast above,
- turns back on,
- turns nose up at,
- are above,
- turning back on,
- re fused,
- re fuse,
- turns nose at,
- considered beneath one,
- was above,
- considering beneath one,
- art above,
- turning nose up at,
- is above,
- turned nose at,
- turn nose at,
- re fusing,
- turning nose at,
- re-fuse,
- considers beneath one,
- being above,
- scoffs at,
- turned nose up at,
- re fuses,
- am above,
- were above,
- re-fused,
- wert above,
- scoffing at.
- turns up one's nose,
- turn one's nose,
- turn up nose,
- ranking out,
- curled ones lip at,
- turning one nose,
- curled one lip at,
- holding up ridicule,
- held in contempt,
- held contempt,
- curls lip at,
- holds in contempt,
- holding contempt,
- curling lip at,
- turns nose,
- turn nose,
- turn up ones nose,
- curling ones lip at,
- hold to ridicule,
- turned one's nose,
- quipped at,
- turns up ones nose,
- hold contempt,
- turned up ones nose,
- curl one lip at,
- holds up to ridicule,
- holds ridicule,
- hold ridicule,
- curls one's lip at,
- turning nose,
- turning up one's nose,
- curling one lip at,
- turns ones nose,
- hold up ridicule,
- turned nose,
- holds contempt,
- turning ones nose,
- gives bronx cheer,
- quips at,
- turns one's nose,
- turned up nose,
- turn ones nose,
- turning up nose,
- curl lip at,
- ranks out,
- turned up one's nose,
- curls one lip at,
- ranked out,
- turns up one nose,
- looked down on,
- held up to ridicule,
- sniffed at,
- curled one's lip at,
- holding ridicule,
- turns one nose,
- turn one nose,
- giving bronx cheer,
- held up ridicule,
- curled lip at,
- turning one's nose,
- turning up one nose,
- turns up nose,
- holding to ridicule,
- curl ones lip at,
- held ridicule,
- turned up one nose,
- held to ridicule,
- holding in contempt,
- gave bronx cheer,
- turned one nose,
- curls ones lip at,
- turning up ones nose,
- quipping at,
- holding up to ridicule,
- turn up one nose,
- sniffing at,
- curling one's lip at,
- holds to ridicule,
- sniffs at,
- holds up ridicule,
- turned ones nose.
- curling ones lip,
- curled one's lip,
- curling one's lip,
- curls ones lip,
- curled one lip,
- curled lip,
- curled ones lip,
- curling one lip,
- curl one lip,
- curls lip,
- curling lip,
- curls one lip,
- curl lip,
- curls one's lip,
- curl ones lip.
Other synonyms:
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- farce,
- depreciate,
- reverence.
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- little.
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- light.
- stick fast,
- Repulsing,
- Outdare,
- make my day,
- take one on,
- Fronting,
- sticking fast,
- fly in face of,
- hurl defiance at,
- spurn,
- stuck fast.
- Deviled,
- hold in contempt,
- kid around,
- flout,
- jollying,
- under-estimates,
- DISES,
- make sport of,
- Dispraised,
- jeer,
- dis,
- pick on,
- Fleer,
- do a number on,
- lash,
- Sniping,
- punning,
- teasing,
- makes sport of,
- poke fun at,
- swipe at,
- tease,
- downcry,
- pokes fun at,
- quip at,
- pooh pooh,
- dig at,
- harrow,
- joking,
- poked fun at,
- personate,
- Disfavoring,
- sniff at,
- making merry,
- led on,
- Deviling,
- makes merry,
- snipe,
- consider beneath one,
- dittoed,
- japing,
- tell off,
- girt,
- exprobate,
- showing contempt,
- Devilled,
- Attainted,
- turned back on,
- Jollies,
- disciplined,
- Lampooned,
- pantomimes,
- take the wind out,
- pantomime,
- Sneered,
- turn back on,
- Burlesqued,
- Devilling,
- do like,
- laughed at,
- copycatted,
- scoffed at,
- wisecracking,
- Fleering,
- disrespecting,
- cry down,
- look like,
- leer,
- put hooks in,
- be above,
- give black eye,
- Disfavored,
- poke fun,
- PUNS,
- play the clown,
- crucify,
- looked like,
- take off,
- send up,
- disrespected,
- gird,
- roast,
- copycatting,
- rank out,
- deride,
- defy,
- ill-treat,
- made light of,
- sheik,
- take down a peg,
- be little,
- sent up,
- Personated,
- parrot,
- tear into,
- sneer,
- Attainting,
- make fun of,
- Trashed,
- Caricatured,
- make like,
- get comeuppance,
- dump on,
- fun at,
- joke,
- scoff,
- curl one's lip at,
- mortify,
- parody,
- disgrace,
- Illtreat,
- leads on,
- tear to pieces,
- get one's comeuppance,
- spoofing,
- lout,
- louted,
- disparage,
- cut up,
- Frolicking,
- maligned,
- step on one's toes,
- show contempt,
- Sniped,
- Burlesquing,
- Punned,
- japed,
- quiz,
- louting,
- dumped on,
- sheiks,
- go like,
- turn up one's nose,
- pull one's leg,
- mimic,
- looks like,
- cut to the quick,
- be at,
- lead on,
- scoff at,
- tongue-lash,
- dispraises,
- blistered,
- torn to pieces,
- give a black eye,
- pantomiming,
- wisecracked,
- Personating,
- dismiss,
- Disciplining,
- give a hard time,
- personates,
- make a crack,
- dispraise,
- Dispraising,
- tongue lash,
- hold up to ridicule,
- looking like,
- made merry,
- sends up,
- pantomimed,
- pulling one's leg,
- jokes,
- jollied,
- wipe the floor with,
- pull leg,
- make merry,
- turn nose up at,
- Fleered,
- spoofed,
- underrated,
- Caricaturing,
- insult,
- play tricks,
- Slurring,
- do a takeoff of,
- make light of,
- snipes,
- do number on,
- shame.
- annoy,
- scout,
- gambol,
- snottiness,
- lightheartedly,
- acridness,
- impudence,
- romp,
- harass,
- dizzily,
- get smart,
- smoke,
- gambade,
- sledges,
- sardonic,
- fashionable,
- flatterer,
- laughingly,
- lack of respect,
- clapperclaw,
- dishonour,
- prude,
- aspersion,
- jibe,
- tweak,
- razzing,
- bitterness,
- slight,
- denounce,
- poisonousness,
- abase,
- Misprize,
- fop,
- degradation,
- laughable,
- underestimate,
- funereal,
- skewer,
- sport,
- affront,
- think nothing of,
- grinning,
- arrogance,
- humorous,
- exclaim,
- escapade,
- spitefulness,
- criticize,
- cutting remark,
- Skylarking,
- no,
- Twitting,
- retort,
- tantalize,
- spoof,
- hoodwink,
- barrack,
- blame,
- bawl,
- asperity,
- sledge,
- jeering,
- levity,
- smilingly,
- slur,
- bug,
- assail,
- gaily,
- harshness,
- contemn,
- have on,
- rallying,
- malevolence,
- humble,
- cockiness,
- Discommendation,
- purist,
- cynicism,
- bas bleu,
- laughingstock,
- insolence,
- irritate,
- pleasedly,
- melancholy,
- hold cheap,
- outrage,
- disregard,
- ape,
- pun,
- neglect,
- ludicrous,
- ENG,
- disdainfulness,
- perkily,
- Deriding,
- presume,
- Disvalue,
- decry,
- Chaffing,
- brashness,
- pitiful,
- gloomy,
- discredit,
- spite,
- mockingly,
- sneeringly,
- leering,
- be disrespectful,
- fleer at,
- degrade,
- torment,
- virulence,
- dare,
- be overfamiliar with,
- show disrespect for,
- refute,
- reject,
- disrespect,
- funny,
- thumb one's nose,
- Mannerist,
- blaspheme,
- Poetaster,
- poke,
- Euphuist,
- giddily,
- pedant,
- proceed slowly,
- jeeringly,
- embarrassed,
- crack a joke,
- performer,
- sparkle,
- roasting,
- cheekiness,
- underrate,
- rudeness,
- Quizzing,
- ridiculousness,
- trenchancy,
- ridiculous,
- pensive,
- put on,
- shrug off,
- flippantly,
- Discommend,
- miserable,
- sneeze at,
- pull someone's leg,
- piteous,
- derisiveness,
- write off,
- look down upon,
- disprove,
- Brassiness,
- declaim,
- thrust,
- revile,
- mob,
- playfully,
- stain,
- discourtesy,
- abuse,
- pasquinade,
- downcast,
- foolish,
- disrespectfulness,
- reproach,
- provoke,
- Disvaluation,
- be contemptuous of,
- prig,
- impugn,
- malice,
- pester,
- whimsical,
- contumely,
- quid pro quo,
- maliciousness,
- Decrial,
- imitate,
- absurd,
- superciliousness,
- niggle,
- airs,
- treat with disrespect,
- lithe,
- deceiver,
- smartness,
- clannishness,
- acridity,
- vagary,
- spree,
- coquette,
- snootiness,
- exaggeration,
- worried,
- cruel,
- be merry with,
- bullyrag,
- Panning,
- upbraid,
- Gleek,
- slur over,
- condemn,
- give and take,
- Disprize,
- Jibing,
- sarcastically,
- Underreckon,
- Denunciate,
- inveigh against,
- impersonate,
- puritan,
- trifle with,
- derisively,
- exchange,
- despise,
- wisecrack,
- hiss,
- prank,
- shout,
- feel contempt for,
- minimize,
- invalidate,
- sardonic grin,
- sneer at,
- andbarrack,
- cajole,
- molest,
- ready wit,
- brazenness,
- lugubrious,
- acerbity,
- preposterous,
- pull,
- venom,
- Acrimoniousness,
- rail,
- snicker at,
- boo,
- dejected,
- belittling,
- actor,
- exclusiveness,
- rig,
- put one on,
- lightly,
- pleasantry,
- make game of,
- merrily,
- snort,
- fooling around,
- bout,
- Fooling,
- toploftiness,
- attack,
- berate,
- scoffing,
- charlatan,
- antic,
- crack,
- lamentable,
- impertinence,
- grin at,
- dreary,
- take liberties with,
- emaciated,
- doctrinaire,
- trivialize,
- Kidding,
- knock,
- laugh off,
- make bold,
- distort,
- freshness,
- practical joke,
- pedagogue,
- depreciation,
- scintillate,
- worry,
- despite,
- vituperate,
- drum tower,
- venomousness,
- hissing,
- lark,
- poison,
- sad,
- obloquy,
- hassle,
- make known,
- scoffingly,
- diminish,
- kidding around,
- game,
- Gibing,
- censure,
- frivolity,
- belittle,
- play on words,
- hoot,
- set at naught,
- acrimony,
- undervalue,
- gibe at,
- espieglerie,
- snigger,
- dismal,
- persecute,
- walk slowly,
- unkind,
- bother,
- sniff,
- befooling,
- jeer at,
- cliquishness,
- play.
How to use "Ridicule" in context?
There is no single definition of ridicule, as it can refer to a wide range of emotional and verbal stimuli that are intended to be humorous. Initially, ridicule may be based on fact or reality, but it can also be constructed entirely out of imagination. Throughout history, ridicule has been used as a tool for social control and to make one's opponents look foolish. It can also be an effective way to motivate people to change their behavior.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
derision.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
laughingstock, mockery, ridiculous.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Ridicule:
- rod cell, Red Cole, red clay, riotously, roadkill, radicle, reticule, ridgil, reticle, radical, ridgel.
Hyponym for Ridicule:
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disrespect, discourtesy.
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genitors
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- Parents, progenitors.
