Synonyms of ridicules

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disdains
• contempts
• scorns
• insults
• laughters
• derisions
• sports
• satires
• mockeries
• disparagements
• caricatures
• catcalls
• burlesques
• deprecations
• pasquinades
• belittlements
• mimicries
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praises
• approvals
• commendations
• applauses

ridicules

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocks
• derides
• taunts
• teases
• jeers
• parodies
• gibes
• laughs (at)
• skewers
• scouts
• makes fun of
• rags on
• pokes fun at
• imitates
• belittles
• disparages
• makes sport of
• harasses
• scorns
• shoots down
• cocks a snook (at)
• torments
• decries
• bad-mouths
• cocks snooks (at)
• satirizes
• scoffs (at)
• targets
• razzes
• lampoons
• sneers (at)
• pesters
• pooh-poohs
• mimics
• kids
• heckles
• quizzes
• ribs
• jives
• caricatures
• chaffs
• twits
• pillories
• burlesques
• joshes
• harries
• baits
• rallies
• rides
• rags
• bugs
• catcalls
• parrots
• tweaks
• hassles
• takes off (on)
• apes
• travesties
• needles
• barracks
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• commends
• applauds
• sanctions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ridicules

Verb

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