RIDICULES Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of ridicule

as in disdains

the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ridicule

as in mocks

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 ridicules

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Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero. —

Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly. —

Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026 Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you. —

Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie. —

Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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The group openly mocks Jesus Christ and many Christian and Catholic traditions.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is demanding all copies of Unethical Hoops, a new Operation-style board game that mocks his foul-drawing reputation, be destroyed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026