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past tense of ridicule
Synonyms & Antonyms of ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
- the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion
Synonyms for ridiculed
Words Related to ridiculed
- bad-mouthed,
- belittled,
- decried,
- disparaged,
- pooh-poohed
- (also poohed),
- put down
- chaffed,
- jived,
- joshed,
- kidded,
- quizzed,
- rallied,
- razzed,
- ribbed,
- rode
- (or chiefly dialectal rid),
- teased,
- tweaked,
- twitted
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