Synonyms for deride
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
Forms
- Past participle
- derided
e.g. derided → scoffed, ridiculed, jeered, sneered…
Example sentences
- ridicule He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
- scoff It's easy to scoff; it's better to understand.
- sneer He remained impassive, with a sneer on his face.
- jeer The crowd continued to jeer.
- insult An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
- scorn Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
By length
- 4 letters
- mock1, twit, jibe1, jeer1, razz, gibe1
- 5 letters
- rally2, scout1, roast1, tease1, scorn1, taunt1, scoff1, chaff1, sneer1, flout1, fleer1
- 6 letters
- insult2, banter2
- 7 letters
- disdain2, barrack2, contemn2, fligger
- 8 letters
- ridicule3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).