Synonyms of ridiculing

ridiculing 1 of 3

adjective

as in mocking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• derisive
• taunting
• baiting
• deriding
• heckling
• needling
• jeering
• derisory
• sarcastic
• hassling
• joking
• contemptuous
• scornful
• bandying
• rallying
• kidding
• razzing
• quipping
• bantering
• fooling
• jesting
• disdainful
• quizzical
• ribbing
• joshing
• funning
• chaffing

ridiculing

2 of 3

noun

as in fooling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• fooling
• kidding
• ribbing
• razzing
• richness
• facetiousness
• wordplay
• joke
• humor
• humorousness
• laugh
• wit
• drollness
• witticism
• funniness
• barb
• gag
• hilariousness
• wisecrack
• gambit
• pleasantry
• quip
• banter
• jesting
• sally
• raillery
• jest
• nothings
• dig
• small talk
• badinage
• persiflage
• chaff
• waggery
• crack
• chatter
• repartee
• gossip
• joshing
• chitchat
• give-and-take
• backchat

ridiculing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of ridicule

as in deriding

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• deriding
• taunting
• jeering
• teasing
• parodying
• scouting
• gibing
• skewering
• jibing
• laughing (at)
• imitating
• making fun of
• poking fun at
• harassing
• making sport of
• tormenting
• ragging on
• shooting down
• belittling
• disparaging
• scorning
• targeting
• decrying
• cocking snooks (at)
• cocking a snook (at)
• satirizing
• razzing
• caricaturing
• mimicking
• sneering (at)
• pestering
• baiting
• lampooning
• quizzing
• scoffing (at)
• kidding
• heckling
• twitting
• riding
• rallying
• ribbing
• bad-mouthing
• parroting
• aping
• ragging
• pillorying
• pooh-poohing
• poohing
• tweaking
• bugging
• jiving
• burlesquing
• harrying
• hassling
• joshing
• needling
• chaffing
• taking off (on)
• catcalling
• putting down
• travestying
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• applauding
• sanctioning
• indorsing