Synonyms of jeered

jeered

verb

past tense of jeer

as in ridiculed

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

the unforgiving crowd jeered the magician when the final trick went awry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• commended
• sanctioned
• applauded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jeered

The crowd exploded with every tackle and shot, jeered at every foul whistled against El Tri. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

While several hundred Iranian Americans protested the government outside, many fans from the diaspora jeered and turned their backs on the field during the national anthem. — ABC News, 15 June 2026

Fans jeered him with derogatory taunts at Madison Square Garden, and someone threw an egg at him at the team hotel after Game 4. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2026

Knicks fans booed, heckled and jeered Joel Embiid throughout Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026

The Nuggets ended the game on a 21-5 run and a catharsis, as Jamal Murray nailed a dagger 3-pointer and played to the crowd that had jeered his team not long ago. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026

About 100 feet from the sheriff’s immaculate enclave, jailers who worked for Smith jeered as Mitchell shivered in his own waste, court records show. — USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026

The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026