Synonyms of derides

derides

verb

present tense third-person singular of deride

as in ridicules

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

• ridicules
• mocks
• teases
• taunts
• gibes
• jeers
• laughs (at)
• parodies
• scouts
• disparages
• scorns
• makes fun of
• imitates
• skewers
• belittles
• pokes fun at
• makes sport of
• rags on
• harasses
• decries
• shoots down
• cocks a snook (at)
• torments
• cocks snooks (at)
• bad-mouths
• satirizes
• pesters
• razzes
• scoffs (at)
• lampoons
• pooh-poohs
• targets
• sneers (at)
• mimics
• pillories
• kids
• ribs
• jives
• joshes
• chaffs
• harries
• heckles
• twits
• quizzes
• rides
• rags
• rallies
• burlesques
• caricatures
• parrots
• baits
• catcalls
• takes off (on)
• tweaks
• bugs
• apes
• hassles
• travesties
• puts down
• needles
• barracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• commends
• applauds
• sanctions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of derides

Her husband manipulates her, her best friend hates her, her sister derides her; her entire existence is thin and precarious. —Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. —Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026