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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• commended
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• applauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derided

Given the ubiquity of stories and humanity’s vulnerability to them, citizens today would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis, the very techniques routinely derided and devalued in a world committed to technology and tribalism. —Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025

Taibleson defended her conservative credentials during her confirmation hearing, and both Democratic and Republican senators derided the opposition campaign. —Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

Wall-to-wall carpet has long been derided as suburban and dated. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

The games are exhibition contests that do not count for anything, and last for two weeks ahead of an 82-game regular season that has for years been derided for its unnecessary length. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

Some critics have derided the club as a personal playpen for the rich white guys on the board. —Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity. —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