Synonyms for mocking

Most common

derisive · taunting · jeering · ridicule · teasing · quizzical

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

respectful, admiring, flattering

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   derisive or contemptuous

2. adj. 2

   teasing or taunting

3. n. 1

   mockery

Related words

Word family

mockingly mockingness

Forms

Plural

mockings → imitations…

Example sentences

• ridicule He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
• taunting Incessant taunting in childhood can be traumatic.
• jeering Everyone was laughing and jeering at Ziri.
• derisive His derisive laughter made me think that I was wrong.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

teasing², jeering²

8 letters

ridicule³, taunting², derisive³, derisory, gibelike

9 letters

imitation⁴, quizzical³

11 letters

derisionary

12 letters

katagelastic

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (teasing² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

moqueur

Italiano

canzonatorio

Deutsch

spöttisch