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jeer
Synonyms and Antonyms of jeer
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
jeer
Synonyms and Antonyms of jeer
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
deride, gibe (or jibe), laugh (at), mock, ridicule, scout, shoot down, skewer
bad-mouth, belittle, decry, disparage, pooh-pooh (also pooh), put down
chaff, jive, josh, kid, quiz, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease, tweak, twit
bait, barrack [chiefly British], bug, catcall, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, needle, pester, rag, target, taunt, torment
ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, lampoon, mimic, parody, parrot, pillory, satirize, take off (on), travesty
cock a snook (at) also
cock snooks (at)
, make fun of, make sport of, poke fun at, rag on
Synonym Discussion of jeer
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- scoffed at their concerns
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- the crowd jeered at the prisoners
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- hooted and gibed at the umpire
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- the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity
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- sneered at anything romantic
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- flouted the conventions of polite society
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