Synonyms of gibing

gibing

verb

variants or jibing

present participle of gibe

as in ridiculing

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

teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• sanctioning
• applauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gibing

Cronin’s system wasn’t jibing with a point guard who thrives in transition and a center unfamiliar with the paint. —Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026