Synonyms of jeer

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noun

as in snort

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval

ignored the jeers of the other team's fans and just focused on making her free throw shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snort
• sneer
• smirk
• boo
• snicker
• hiss
• razz
• taunt
• catcall
• raspberry
• hoot
• Bronx cheer
• bird
• whistle
• snigger
• jibe
• gibe
• put-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheer
• applause
• clapping

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verb (1)

as in to ridicule

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

• ridicule
• mock
• taunt
• deride
• tease
• gibe
• jibe
• laugh (at)
• parody
• make fun of
• scout
• rag on
• poke fun at
• make sport of
• skewer
• imitate
• shoot down
• harass
• scorn
• torment
• disparage
• belittle
• heckle
• decry
• cock snooks (at)
• scoff (at)
• target
• pooh
• cock a snook (at)
• sneer (at)
• razz
• bad-mouth
• pooh-pooh
• rag
• pester
• rally
• twit
• satirize
• mimic
• bait
• caricature
• rib
• catcall
• ride
• jive
• quiz
• tweak
• lampoon
• parrot
• pillory
• kid
• harry
• needle
• ape
• chaff
• take off (on)
• bug
• put down
• josh
• burlesque
• hassle
• barrack
• travesty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• applaud
• commend
• endorse
• indorse
• sanction

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adjective

as in mocking

Synonyms & Similar 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

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verb (2)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• applauding
• endorsing
• commending
• sanctioning
• indorsing