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present participle of target
Synonyms & Antonyms of targeting
as in taunting, harassing
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for targeting
- baiting,
- barracking
- [chiefly British],
- bugging,
- catcalling,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- hassling,
- heckling,
- needling,
- pestering,
- ragging,
- taunting,
- tormenting
- chaffing,
- jiving,
- joshing,
- kidding,
- quizzing,
- rallying,
- razzing,
- ribbing,
- riding,
- teasing,
- tweaking,
- twitting
- aping,
- burlesquing,
- caricaturing,
- imitating,
- lampooning,
- mimicking,
- parodying,
- parroting,
- pillorying,
- satirizing,
- taking off (on),
- travestying
- bad-mouthing,
- belittling,
- decrying,
- disparaging,
- pooh-poohing
- (also poohing),
- putting down
- deriding,
- gibing
- (or jibing),
- jeering,
- laughing (at),
- mocking,
- ridiculing,
- scouting,
- shooting down,
- skewering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for targeting
- applauding,
- approving,
- commending,
- endorsing
- (also indorsing),
- sanctioning
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“Targeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2021.
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