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laughingstock

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of laughingstock

a person or thing that is made fun of
  • his nerdy clothes made him the laughingstock of the schoolyard
Synonyms of laughingstock

butt, derision, jest, joke, mark, mock, mockery, sport, target
Words Related to laughingstock

chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim
Near Antonyms of laughingstock

darling, favorite, pet

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