as in mocked
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
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Recent Examples of ridiculed
Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.
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Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond this, there has been a significant amount of backlash on social media, as users have ridiculed the move by Austin.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
When he wasn’t being ridiculed and ignored, Tupac was writing.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Hegseth has ridiculed some of the media concerns and embraced the dispute on social media.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
She was ridiculed in online forums and on at least one radio show, and dismissed by a Michigan State Police dispatcher who likely didn't even send out a patrol car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Beyond this, there has been a significant amount of backlash on social media, as users have ridiculed the move by Austin.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
When he wasn’t being ridiculed and ignored, Tupac was writing.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Hegseth has ridiculed some of the media concerns and embraced the dispute on social media.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
She was ridiculed in online forums and on at least one radio show, and dismissed by a Michigan State Police dispatcher who likely didn't even send out a patrol car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridiculed
mocked
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Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ridiculed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridiculed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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