Synonyms of made fun of

made fun of

phrase

past tense of make fun of

as in ridiculed

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

It's cruel to make fun of other people's imperfections.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• applauded
• commended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of made fun of

The New York Mets joined the masses on the internet who have made fun of the Washington Commanders star quarterback for sending a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month to his alma mater, LSU, over the use of his name, image and likeness. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Internet critics and late-night comedy hosts alike made fun of the routine. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

The comedic yet heartfelt film tells the story of Colman’s Fisherwoman, who is made fun of in her village for being an unmarried woman. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

Social media promptly did what social media does best, and made fun of the items. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Though the sculpture made fun of Chairman Mao and communism, the sculpture apparently didn’t hit Rodriguez as satire. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026