Synonyms of jeering

jeering 1 of 2

adjective

as in mocking

Related Words

• mocking
• derisive
• taunting
• heckling
• ridiculing
• baiting
• needling
• deriding
• derisory
• sarcastic
• hassling
• scornful
• contemptuous
• joking
• razzing
• bandying
• rallying
• bantering
• quizzical
• quipping
• disdainful
• jesting
• kidding
• ribbing
• joshing
• fooling
• funning
• chaffing

jeering

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verb

present participle of jeer

as in ridiculing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• applauding
• sanctioning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jeering

Verb

Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists. — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Those jeering fans quickly had plenty to celebrate, as Austria players surrounded and jumped on their last-gasp goalscorer. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Graduates boo speakers for mentioning AI At multiple college graduation ceremonies around the country, graduates and audience members were seen booing and jeering speeches. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 June 2026

It’s reported that some Knicks celebrators followed the Spurs back to their hotel, jeering and egging them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

Some of the people in that group began taunting and jeering at the dancing men, some of whom were shirtless and wearing bathing suits. — CBS News, 9 June 2026

Lestat, now a contemporary rock star who writes songs about living openly undead, demonstrates his contempt for Interview With the Vampire by jeering at audience members who might have read it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026

But not a word could be heard over the relentless jeering the Bay Area crowd directed toward her in the Valkyries’ 90-88 victory. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team. — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026