Thesaurus
heckle
Synonyms and Antonyms of heckle
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, ridicule
annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, fret, frost, gall, get, gnaw (at), grate, gripe, hack (off), hagride, irk, irritate, itch, nag, nark [British], nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, trouble, vex
aggravate, exasperate, goad, test, try
aggrieve, agitate, bedevil, beleaguer, discomfort, disturb, perturb
harass, harry, persecute, plague, terrorize, torment, torture
make game of, pick on
Synonym Discussion of heckle
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- baited the chained dog
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- badgered her father for a car
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- drunks heckled the stand-up comic
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- football players hectored by their coach
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- chivied the new student mercilessly
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- hounded by creditors
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