Synonyms of derided

derided

verb

past tense of deride

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculed
• mocked
• jeered
• taunted
• teased
• gibed
• parodied
• laughed (at)
• scouted
• skewered
• made fun of
• made sport of
• disparaged
• shot down
• poked fun at
• imitated
• scorned
• belittled
• harassed
• tormented
• decried
• cocked snooks (at)
• ragged on
• targeted
• cocked a snook (at)
• sneered (at)
• caricatured
• pilloried
• lampooned
• razzed
• satirized
• scoffed (at)
• heckled
• quizzed
• pooh-poohed
• pestered
• twitted
• parroted
• ragged
• mimicked
• aped
• ribbed
• bad-mouthed
• kidded
• burlesqued
• rode
• rallied
• joshed
• baited
• chaffed
• travestied
• tweaked
• needled
• harried
• bugged
• hassled
• took off (on)
• put down
• jived
• catcalled
• barracked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• commended
• sanctioned
• applauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derided

Election law experts had broadly derided the DOJ's case as weak, in part because the Constitution grants states control over elections. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

In a post-Brat era one can no longer be derided for smoking weed on-camera, but you can be positioned as amoral if an accusation of microaggressive or offensive behavior is sticky enough. — Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Boy bands are derided for being too accessible, as if something that’s palatable and fun necessarily lacks substance. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Although some Republicans have derided the state Supreme Court as being a bastion of liberal activists, five of the Supreme Court’s seven judges were appointed by Republican governors. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026

The White House has consistently derided Bonta’s litigation against the administration as baseless and misguided. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Taking the opportunity to swipe at Ukraine, the Russian president on Wednesday derided Kyiv’s reliance on financial assistance from its Western allies. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

In an op-ed for Food & Wine last November, restaurateur John Winterman derided the book’s effect on guest behavior. — Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026