Synonyms of scouting

scouting

verb

present participle of scout

as in ridiculing

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculing
• mocking
• taunting
• teasing
• deriding
• laughing (at)
• gibing
• jeering
• poking fun at
• skewering
• making fun of
• parodying
• shooting down
• making sport of
• ragging on
• targeting
• harassing
• imitating
• cocking snooks (at)
• tormenting
• cocking a snook (at)
• quizzing
• disparaging
• scorning
• riding
• decrying
• tweaking
• scoffing (at)
• sneering (at)
• razzing
• pestering
• baiting
• belittling
• bugging
• rallying
• mimicking
• twitting
• kidding
• harrying
• bad-mouthing
• hassling
• pooh-poohing
• ribbing
• ragging
• chaffing
• satirizing
• heckling
• caricaturing
• travestying
• jiving
• aping
• taking off (on)
• parroting
• burlesquing
• lampooning
• needling
• putting down
• joshing
• pillorying
• catcalling
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• sanctioning
• applauding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scouting

Bettors are now scouting for value in this dynamic futures market. — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Rise of drones as first responders The main law enforcement use of drones is still geared toward scouting for situational awareness and overhead surveillance. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Historically, Mexico has been more systematic about scouting talent across the border. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

Size, size everywhere Clearly, new general manager Ryan Johnson and Canucks director of amateur scouting Todd Harvey have a type. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 June 2026

There are many reasons to be scouting Miami Airbnbs ahead of your next vacation (spring break, South Beach, and nonstop parties immediately come to mind), but the Magic City has many facets to its frenetic charm. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026

The participants will undergo testing and participate in drills in front of Major League Baseball operations departments, scouting directors and other personnel. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 June 2026