Synonyms of taunted

taunted

verb

past tense of taunt

as in teased

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 & Similar Words

• teased
• mocked
• ridiculed
• heckled
• bothered
• annoyed
• baited
• hassled
• tortured
• rode
• hazed
• needled
• plagued
• rid
• irritated
• jeered
• picked on
• bullied
• derided
• troubled
• tried
• made game of
• harassed
• irked
• goaded
• tested
• tormented
• pestered
• exasperated
• badgered
• disturbed
• nagged
• riled
• gibed
• vexed
• griped
• aggravated
• peeved
• bugged
• jibed
• hounded
• nettled
• persecuted
• itched
• burned (up)
• chafed
• rasped
• burnt (up)
• agitated
• ruffled
• perturbed
• gnawed (at)
• piqued
• fretted
• bedeviled
• grated
• aggrieved
• galled
• discomforted
• dogged
• hectored
• spited
• terrorized
• frosted
• beleaguered
• narked
• hacked (off)
• put out
• got
• browbeat
• harried
• vext
• hagrode