What is another word for taunting?
321 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɔːntɪŋ], [ tˈɔːntɪŋ], [ t_ˈɔː_n_t_ɪ_ŋ]
Taunting means teasing or mocking someone in a hurtful or insulting way. It is an unkind behavior that can cause emotional harm to the person being taunted. There are several synonyms for taunting, such as teasing, ridiculing, jeering, scoffing, provoking, and harassing. These words all reflect different aspects of taunting behavior, from teasing with a playful tone to provoking someone to anger. Other words like belittling, insulting, and bullying may also be used to describe taunting behavior, as they involve putting someone down and making them feel inferior. Regardless of the word used, taunting is never acceptable and can have serious consequences for both the taunter and the person being taunted.
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Similar words for taunting:
- derisive (adjective)
- jeering (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- sarcastic (adjective)
- satirical/satiric (adjective)
- teasing (adjective)
- disrespectful (noun)
- gibelike (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- ribbing (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- ridiculing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Taunting:
adj.
• derisive (adjective)- more out of line,
- flippest,
- most taunting,
- galliest,
- smartalecky,
- most out of line,
- gallier,
- more out-of-line,
- more taunting,
- most out-of-line.
- yelling,
- flipper,
- scoffing,
- flip,
- teasing,
- Harassing,
- out of line,
- Plaguing,
- paradoxical,
- derisive,
- jeering,
- mordant,
- sarcastic,
- satirical,
- sardonic,
- tickling,
- mocking,
- weisenheiming,
- out-of-line,
- smart alecky,
- scornful,
- Gally,
- spoofing.
- more snarling,
- more twitting,
- most needling,
- more needling,
- dis illusioned,
- more weisenheiming,
- most cussed,
- more cussed,
- most twitting,
- most ironical,
- most chaffing,
- dis-illusioned,
- more chaffing,
- dis-respectful,
- most snarling,
- dis respectful,
- most weisenheiming.
- more spoofing,
- more parodying,
- more lampooning,
- most bantering,
- most lampooning,
- most paradoxical,
- more bantering,
- most parodying,
- more satiric,
- most ridiculing,
- more ridiculing,
- most spoofing,
- more paradoxical.
- more kidding,
- more vexing,
- ex-asperating,
- most tickling,
- most badgering,
- more harassing,
- more ribbing,
- more plaguing,
- most kidding,
- more badgering,
- most ribbing,
- most bothering,
- most plaguing,
- most vexing,
- most exasperating,
- more bothering,
- more exasperating,
- more tickling,
- most harassing,
- ex asperating.
n.
• disrespectful (noun) • gibelike (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)- provocation,
- Despisement,
- scorn,
- irritation,
- ribbing,
- Contemptuousness,
- scornfulness,
- ridicule,
- aggravation.
v.
• ridiculing (verb)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- humorous,
- berating,
- Slapping,
- chafing,
- Hooting,
- jeer,
- Smirking,
- deceive,
- badgering,
- reproofing,
- razz,
- tormenting,
- quizzical,
- levity,
- rallying,
- jibe,
- scoff,
- make fun of,
- sniggering,
- ridicules,
- cracking,
- jabbing,
- irritating,
- Jawing,
- barracking,
- coding,
- Fooling,
- ironically,
- trouncing,
- Twitting,
- gathering,
- provoking,
- smart-ass,
- resentfully,
- mockingly,
- facetious,
- sardonically,
- Snickering,
- sneeringly,
- Graveling,
- flippant,
- Outraging,
- annoying,
- disparagingly,
- contempt,
- disturb,
- raillery,
- tantalize,
- sulkily,
- keen,
- dubiously,
- laugh at,
- irritate,
- disdainfully,
- pester,
- Deviling,
- derisively,
- taunt,
- Mordantly,
- tantalising,
- tantalizing,
- Affronting,
- sneer,
- haunt,
- Dunning,
- scoffingly,
- loosening,
- Reprimanding,
- disparagement,
- Riling,
- acerbically,
- vexing,
- catcalling,
- negatively,
- disdain,
- drily,
- grinning,
- satirically,
- Bedevilling,
- Mockeries,
- rebounding,
- Bothering,
- abuse,
- satiric,
- snorting,
- sarcastically,
- smart,
- Reproaching,
- Reviling,
- railing,
- sullenly,
- Carding,
- Rebuking,
- Mustering,
- incredulously,
- ironic,
- worry,
- baiting,
- ironical,
- persecute,
- Jeers,
- contemptuously,
- pestering,
- harass,
- Remonstrating,
- Sneered,
- derisory,
- contumelious,
- mockery,
- booing,
- provoke,
- heckling,
- raging,
- tease,
- contumely,
- Panning,
- daring,
- Nettling,
- jeeringly,
- Chaffing,
- Jibing,
- disappoint,
- Abusing,
- Flouting,
- gibe,
- bother,
- Devilling,
- lambasting,
- molest,
- Crucifying,
- Fleering,
- flout,
- derision,
- scathingly,
- sneers,
- pessimistically,
- Wiping,
- derisiveness,
- beleaguering,
- mobilising,
- flippancy,
- scoffer,
- deride,
- fluffing,
- summoning,
- twerp,
- excite,
- Slamming,
- bugging,
- barrack,
- heckle,
- doubtfully,
- jollying,
- smartness,
- lecturing,
- scorning,
- arch,
- disdainful,
- twit,
- scornfully,
- smart-alecky,
- leering,
- scolding,
- chaff,
- amusing,
- Censuring,
- banter,
- contemptuous,
- scoffs,
- bantering,
- hissing,
- mounting,
- suspiciously,
- Mobilizing,
- Decrial,
- Bedeviling,
- frustrating,
- joshing,
- cynically,
- acute.
How to use "Taunting" in context?
Taunting is a practice where one person purposefully provokes or teases someone else in a manner intended to be hurtful or embarrassing. The taunt may be verbal or physical in nature, and may involve making fun of the other person, taunting their appearance, or teasing them about something they care deeply about. Taunting can be an extremely harmful behavior, and can have serious consequences for the teased individual.
Taunting can be particularly hurtful when it is done intentionally in a manner designed to make the other person feel embarrassed and powerless.
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