Synonyms for taunt
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
John taunts his brother to reveal his hiding spot.
- n. 1
A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.
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A fling is careless and commonly pettish; a taunt is intentionally insulting and provoking; the sneer is supercilious; the taunt is defiant.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- insult An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
- scoff It's easy to scoff; it's better to understand.
- quip That quip was just not funny enough.
- deride They constantly taunt and deride others.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 4 letters
- mock1, bait1, twit, quip1, jibe1, razz, gibe1
- 5 letters
- rally2, tease1, scorn1, scoff1, sneer1, flout1
- 6 letters
- insult2, accuse2, banter2, deride2, heckle2, revile2, chiack
- 7 letters
- sarcasm3, mockery3, jeering2
- 8 letters
- ridicule3, reproach2, derision3
- 9 letters
- tantalize3, tantalise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- narguer
- Italiano
- sbeffeggiare