Synonyms of deride

deride 1 of 3

verb (1)

di-ˈrīd 

as in to ridicule

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

• ridicule
• mock
• jeer
• taunt
• tease
• jibe
• gibe
• laugh (at)
• parody
• make fun of
• scout
• imitate
• poke fun at
• disparage
• rag on
• make sport of
• skewer
• shoot down
• belittle
• harass
• decry
• scorn
• torment
• cock snooks (at)
• target
• cock a snook (at)
• scoff (at)
• pooh-pooh
• bad-mouth
• satirize
• mimic
• sneer (at)
• pester
• pooh
• heckle
• lampoon
• rag
• razz
• twit
• tweak
• rally
• caricature
• ride
• bait
• pillory
• jive
• needle
• rib
• ape
• kid
• bug
• put down
• take off (on)
• quiz
• parrot
• chaff
• harry
• josh
• catcall
• burlesque
• hassle
• travesty
• barrack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• commend
• applaud
• indorse
• sanction

deriding

2 of 3

adjective

as in mocking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• ridiculing
• derisive
• baiting
• taunting
• heckling
• needling
• jeering
• derisory
• hassling
• sarcastic
• scornful
• contemptuous
• bandying
• joking
• quipping
• rallying
• kidding
• bantering
• razzing
• fooling
• disdainful
• jesting
• quizzical
• joshing
• ribbing
• funning
• chaffing

deriding

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of deride

as in ridiculing

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

• ridiculing
• mocking
• taunting
• jeering
• teasing
• parodying
• skewering
• scouting
• gibing
• laughing (at)
• jibing
• making fun of
• poking fun at
• imitating
• making sport of
• ragging on
• disparaging
• harassing
• scorning
• tormenting
• shooting down
• belittling
• decrying
• targeting
• cocking snooks (at)
• cocking a snook (at)
• mimicking
• sneering (at)
• razzing
• satirizing
• caricaturing
• scoffing (at)
• quizzing
• pestering
• bad-mouthing
• lampooning
• baiting
• twitting
• aping
• parroting
• pooh-poohing
• riding
• pillorying
• heckling
• kidding
• rallying
• ribbing
• poohing
• ragging
• joshing
• harrying
• jiving
• hassling
• tweaking
• bugging
• needling
• burlesquing
• chaffing
• taking off (on)
• catcalling
• barracking
• putting down
• travestying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• applauding
• sanctioning
• indorsing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deride

Verb

That structure was almost immediately derided on social media, with detractors likening it to a shed. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025

The government’s bold tactics have been derided by political opponents but praised by supporters as effective. —Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025

Layoffs have ignited protests against Musk and DOGE, while critics have also derided the CEO's support of far-right groups. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025

As recently as, oh, last season, the Rangers were derided as a bunch of power-play merchants who relied on Shesterkin to save the day. —Arthur Staple, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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