catcalled

verb

past tense of catcall
as in insulted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcalled
  1. insulted
  2. jeered
  3. ridiculed
  4. derided
  5. mocked
  6. sniffed
Verb
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China’s authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of insulted
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  • When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for the two-time Cy Young Award winner while some jeered him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of jeered
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  • Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Digital advertising has long been the cash cow for other big tech companies like Google and Meta, but OpenAI's move was ridiculed by its chief rival, Anthropic, which made OpenAI's ad push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • Trump has long derided past leaders who used sanctions to limit Iran’s ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.
    — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of derided
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  • Mel Gibson has issued an apology amid backlash over his recent appearance at FanExpo Canada, where the Oscar winner mocked an ASL interpreter while walking on stage to attend his retrospective Q&A.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • The final three possessions to determine the winner included a screen pass sniffed out by Lawrence, tipped in the air and intercepted.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office They were flagged as suspicious at a UPS facility in Queens after a K9 sniffed out the drugs.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sniffed
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“Catcalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcalled. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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