Synonyms for scoffing

Most common

mockery · derision · jeering · jeer

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.

Forms

Plural

scoffings → jeerings, derisions, mockeries, jeers…

Example sentences

• mockery He got hundreds of anonymous letters in mockery.
• derision All Mary has left for Tom is scorn and derision.
• jeering Everyone was laughing and jeering at Ziri.
• jeer The crowd continued to jeer.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

jeer¹

7 letters

mockery³, jeering²

8 letters

derision³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mockery³ = 3 syllables).