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taunt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of taunt

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults

the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship

Synonyms of taunt

bait, hassle, haze, heckle, needle, ride, tease

Words Related to taunt

deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, ridicule

annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, fret, frost, gall, get, gnaw (at), grate, gripe, hack (off), hagride, irk, irritate, itch, nag, nark [British], nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, trouble, vex

aggravate, exasperate, goad, test, try

aggrieve, agitate, bedevil, beleaguer, discomfort, disturb, perturb

badger, dog, hound

browbeat, bully, hector

harass, harry, persecute, plague, terrorize, torment, torture

Phrases Synonymous with taunt

make game of, pick on

Synonym Discussion of taunt

ridicule, deride, mock, taunt mean to make an object of laughter of. ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling.

- consistently ridiculed everything she said

deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule.

- derided their efforts to start their own business

mock implies scorn often ironically expressed as by mimicry or sham deference.

- youngsters began to mock the helpless wino

taunt suggests jeeringly provoking insult or challenge.

- hometown fans taunted the visiting team

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