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plural of target
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(Entry 1 of 2)
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
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- baiters,
- hecklers,
- needlers,
- ribbers,
- taunters,
- teasers,
- teases,
- tormentors
- (also tormenters),
- torturers
2
a person or thing that is made fun of
- a badly made TV commercial that became the target of lots of jokes
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3
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
- our target is to raise $100,000 for a new playground by August
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targets
verb
present tense third-person singular of target
Synonyms & Antonyms of targets (Entry 2 of 2)
as in taunts, harasses
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for targets
- baits,
- barracks
- [chiefly British],
- bugs,
- catcalls,
- harasses,
- harries,
- hassles,
- heckles,
- needles,
- pesters,
- rags,
- taunts,
- torments
- apes,
- burlesques,
- caricatures,
- imitates,
- lampoons,
- mimics,
- parodies,
- parrots,
- pillories,
- satirizes,
- takes off (on),
- travesties
- bad-mouths,
- belittles,
- decries,
- disparages,
- pooh-poohs
- (also poohs),
- puts down
- derides,
- gibes
- (or jibes),
- jeers,
- laughs (at),
- mocks,
- ridicules,
- scouts,
- shoots down,
- skewers
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“Targets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targets. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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