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
Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
That notion, derided by Hoyle, had already evolved from its original meaning.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hegseth's decision was quickly and sharply derided by members of the media and proponents of a free press, who noted that pre-approval of reportable material would limit the ability of reporters to provide vital news to the public about America's military.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Walden is leading a BTS effort to create a pathway to get Kimmel back on the air as protestors take to the streets and the suspension is widely derided as an attack on the First Amendment and free speech.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Perry is sometimes derided for his work, but his billion-dollar empire speaks for itself.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Videos that are fake are believed to be real; videos that are real can easily be derided as fake.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
That notion, derided by Hoyle, had already evolved from its original meaning.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Hegseth's decision was quickly and sharply derided by members of the media and proponents of a free press, who noted that pre-approval of reportable material would limit the ability of reporters to provide vital news to the public about America's military.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Walden is leading a BTS effort to create a pathway to get Kimmel back on the air as protestors take to the streets and the suspension is widely derided as an attack on the First Amendment and free speech.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Perry is sometimes derided for his work, but his billion-dollar empire speaks for itself.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Videos that are fake are believed to be real; videos that are real can easily be derided as fake.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Victims’ attorneys had previously derided the church’s bankruptcy declaration, as well as its subsequent efforts to set up a financial trust for paying out settlements, accusing diocese leaders of trying to shrink the dollar amount owed to each survivor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derided
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Hegseth has ridiculed some of the media concerns and embraced the dispute on social media.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.—
Matthew Redmond,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Their mother began a relationship with a swaggering alcoholic, their future stepfather, who mocked Scott for being soft.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dick Van Dyke’s cockney in Mary Poppins is still mocked, but fondly.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Derided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derided. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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