as in ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place
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Recent Examples of derided
With tears and fragments of personal narratives, this footage often digs deeper than some might expect for a sport derided as the domain of adrenaline junkies indifferent to the law.
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Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Fans derided Linda and Yoko all through the 1970s, in ugly ways that bordered on misogyny and often crossed right over.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
Early images from filming showed outfits which were derided online as cheap-looking—and unfaithful to the late Bessette Kennedy’s real aesthetic.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Torres has a controversial legacy in Colombia, where conservatives have long derided his decision to seek political change through violent means.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
For years, Victoria’s Secret tried to outrun its legacy of hyper‑narrow beauty standards with cautious rebrands and empowerment slogans that critics derided as box‑checking.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Bannon repeatedly derided the president in text messages to Epstein.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The move was derided by Jackson’s opponents, most notably Kentucky Senator Henry Clay.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
In evaluating the building’s future, Dallas might consider the example of New York’s Penn Station, a monumental work of architecture derided as dilapidated in the 1960s, and torn down for a development including an arena.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Fans derided Linda and Yoko all through the 1970s, in ugly ways that bordered on misogyny and often crossed right over.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
Early images from filming showed outfits which were derided online as cheap-looking—and unfaithful to the late Bessette Kennedy’s real aesthetic.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Torres has a controversial legacy in Colombia, where conservatives have long derided his decision to seek political change through violent means.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
For years, Victoria’s Secret tried to outrun its legacy of hyper‑narrow beauty standards with cautious rebrands and empowerment slogans that critics derided as box‑checking.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Bannon repeatedly derided the president in text messages to Epstein.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The move was derided by Jackson’s opponents, most notably Kentucky Senator Henry Clay.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
In evaluating the building’s future, Dallas might consider the example of New York’s Penn Station, a monumental work of architecture derided as dilapidated in the 1960s, and torn down for a development including an arena.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derided
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Popular culture ridiculed large Latino families as backward and destined for poverty.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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For good measure, Grenell also accused the musician of intolerance and ridiculed him for being unpopular.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cottin mocked those calling for French filmmakers to make more profitable movies.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Derided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derided. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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