deriding
Laughing at scornfully
Deriding is mocking or ridiculing with contempt.
To deride someone is to treat them as worthy of scorn: Critics derided the proposal as hopelessly naive.
The tone is dismissive rather than playful—deriding implies the target deserves no serious consideration.
Vocal public mockery
- hecklingHostile audience interruption
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- jibingMatching in agreement
- razzingLight mocking banter
goading · baiting · needling · provoking · ridiculing · ribbing · chaffing · scoffing
Expressing contempt or dismissiveness
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
- insultingShowing contempt through words
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
deprecating · demeaning · snide · scathing · acerbic · cutting · biting · caustic
Showing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
patronizing · arrogant · pompous · lofty · scornful · imperious · dismissive · snobbish
jeering
Vocal public mockery
razzing · goading · baiting · needling · provoking · ridiculing · ribbing · chaffing · scoffing · sneering
belittling
Expressing contempt or dismissiveness
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
- insultingShowing contempt through words
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
pejorative · deprecating · demeaning · snide · scathing · acerbic · cutting · biting · caustic · vitriolic
disdainful
Showing open contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
condescending · patronizing · arrogant · pompous · lofty · scornful · imperious · dismissive · snobbish · overbearing
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
lampoon · mimicry · irony · jest · sneer · send-up · burlesque · travesty · spoof · mockery
- disrespectinsulting, belittling, demeaning, mocking, ridiculing
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- downplayingminimizing, downplay, trivializing, belittling, soft-pedal
deridingpraising
Voicing admiration
admiring · lauding · commending · complimenting · applauding
deridinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
celebrating · revering · lionizing · feting · toasting
deridinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
revering · respecting · exalting · elevating · dignifying
ridiculous, ridicule, deride, override, derision, derisive, ridiculously, derisory, derided