deride (Meaning)
deride (v)
treat or speak of with contempt
deride (v. t.)
To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
Synonyms & Antonyms of deride
Synonyms:
- taunt
- disparage
- poke fun at
- laugh (at)
- imitate
- gibe
- make sport of
- scout
- tease
- jibe
- make fun of
- parody
- jeer
- rag on
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- decry
- caricature
- pester
- cock a snook (at)
- torment
- harass
- skewer
- pooh
- scorn
- sneer (at)
- scoff (at)
- rib
- pooh-pooh
- satirize
- cock snooks (at)
- target
- bad-mouth
- bait
- ape
- twit
- ride
- mimic
- razz
- pillory
- rag
- tweak
- shoot down
- needle
- heckle
- kid
- jive
- lampoon
- belittle
- rally
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
deride Sentence Examples
- Some people deride his unconventional ideas, but others find them inspiring.
- It's unfair to deride someone simply because they have different beliefs.
- She couldn't help but deride his fashion sense, even though it wasn't polite.
- Rather than deride her efforts, we should encourage her to keep trying.
- It's important not to deride others for their mistakes but instead offer constructive criticism.
- His classmates would often deride him for his awkwardness, which only made him feel worse.
- She tried not to take it personally when her colleagues would deride her suggestions in meetings.
- It's easy to deride something you don't understand, but it's better to seek understanding instead.
- Despite the derision from his peers, he pursued his passion for art with determination.
- The comedian's jokes were meant to entertain, not to deride or belittle anyone.
FAQs About the word deride
treat or speak of with contemptTo laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
ridicule, mock, taunt, disparage, poke fun at, laugh (at), imitate, gibe, make sport of, scout
commend, applaud, endorse, endorse, approve, applaud,approve, commend, indorse, sanction
Some people deride his unconventional ideas, but others find them inspiring.
It's unfair to deride someone simply because they have different beliefs.
She couldn't help but deride his fashion sense, even though it wasn't polite.
Rather than deride her efforts, we should encourage her to keep trying.
