skewer

Synonyms

deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, laugh (at), mock, ridicule, scout, shoot down;

Near Antonyms

applaud, approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), sanction;

Related Words

scoff (at), scorn, sneer (at);

bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down;

jive, josh, kid, quiz, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit;

bait, bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, torment;

ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty;

Phrases

make fun of, make sport of, poke fun at, rag on;