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target

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of target

1 a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

  • the hapless vice president quickly became the favorite target of late-night comedians
Synonyms of target

butt, mark, prey, sitting duck, victim
Words Related to target

laughingstock, mockery, pilgarlic

lightning rod

fall guy, goat, scapegoat, whipping boy
Near Antonyms of target

gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, troublemaker

defamer, libeler, libelist, traducer

baiter, heckler, needler, ribber, taunter, tease, teaser, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

derider, insulter, mocker, ridiculer, scoffer, scorner

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

2 a person or thing that is made fun of

  • a badly made TV commercial that became the target of lots of jokes
Synonyms of target

butt, derision, jest, joke, laughingstock, mark, mock, mockery, sport
Words Related to target

chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim
Near Antonyms of target

darling, favorite, pet

3 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish

  • our target is to raise $100,000 for a new playground by August
Synonyms of target

aim, ambition, aspiration, bourne (also bourn), design, dream, end, goal, idea, ideal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, point, pretension, purpose, thing
Words Related to target

grail, holy grail

plot, project, scheme

desire, hope, mind, wish

nirvana

destination, terminus
Phrases Synonymous with target

name of the game
Near Antonyms of target

means, method, way

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