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
Soviet satire and humor journals, for example, ridiculed Western imperialism.
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Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Popular culture ridiculed large Latino families as backward and destined for poverty.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
For good measure, Grenell also accused the musician of intolerance and ridiculed him for being unpopular.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was ridiculed by the British media, criticized for defending his friendship with Epstein and accused of failing to convey empathy for Epstein's victims.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Failla ridiculed Ocasio-Cortez about the Venezuela error, while also making fun of her claims about being from the Bronx.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
The Mad Monarch of Mar-a-Lago is ridiculed worldwide as the babbling fool and face of Satan whose venom is deadly and far-reaching.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
And for that, he was ridiculed.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Popular culture ridiculed large Latino families as backward and destined for poverty.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
For good measure, Grenell also accused the musician of intolerance and ridiculed him for being unpopular.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was ridiculed by the British media, criticized for defending his friendship with Epstein and accused of failing to convey empathy for Epstein's victims.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Failla ridiculed Ocasio-Cortez about the Venezuela error, while also making fun of her claims about being from the Bronx.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2026
The Mad Monarch of Mar-a-Lago is ridiculed worldwide as the babbling fool and face of Satan whose venom is deadly and far-reaching.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
And for that, he was ridiculed.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridiculed
mocked
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Prosecutors mocked Vargas’s account of the stabbing.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The infielder was mocked on social media after a head-scratching baserunning blunder against his former team, the Miami Marlins, in August.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Ridiculed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridiculed. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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