Synonyms for mockingly
- adverb
Most common
derisively derisorily scoffingly jeeringly gibingly sardonically toyingly
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Derisively
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
Example sentences
- sardonically Holmes glanced at me and raised his eyebrows sardonically.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mockingly | rising | |
| derisively | rising | |
| derisorily | steady | |
| scoffingly | rising | |
| jeeringly | rising | |
| gibingly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- gibingly, toyingly
- 9 letters
- jeeringly
- 10 letters
- derisively4, derisorily, scoffingly
- 12 letters
- sardonically5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (derisively4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- narquoisement