Synonyms of gibed

gibed

verb

variants or jibed

past tense of gibe

as in ridiculed

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• commended
• sanctioned
• applauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gibed

This forced the British to make jibes to get down to the bottom of the course while the Americans jibed just once, and that was the deciding factor in securing what went on to be an easy victory. —Andrew Rice, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026

Even the acronym of GPS jibed with her view of how a kid’s own resourcefulness could be used as an inner compass. —Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

But the idea that many companies are struggling to achieve substantial returns jibed with another recent survey, by Akkodis, a multinational consulting firm. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025