ridiculed
Made a laughingstock
Ridiculed is the past tense of ridicule—to mock or make fun of someone or something, treating them as absurd or worthy of contempt.
He was ridiculed for his unusual ideas.
The word suggests public or social mockery rather than private teasing, often with an element of cruelty or dismissiveness.
Ridiculed or scorned
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- parodiedMocked by imitation
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
- scornedRegarded with contempt
jeered · scoffed · sneered · taunted · teased · pilloried · satirized · roasted
Mocked to provoke
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
- heckledVerbally disrupted a speaker
- gibedMade fun of
- insultedOffended by disrespect
mocked · teased · needled · provoked · baited · goaded · harassed · badgered
Ridiculed through imitation
- parodiedMocked by imitation
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
- spoofedMocked through imitation
burlesqued · skewered · roasted · sent up · imitated · exaggerated · pastiched · travestied
Regarded with contempt
- disdainedRegarded with contempt
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
dismissed · looked down upon · diminished · slighted · degraded · debased · devalued · trivialized
Made to feel disgrace
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- disgracedBrought into shame
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
degraded · humbled · abased · stigmatized · exposed · put down · brought low · discredited
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- parodiedMocked by imitation
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
scorned · jeered · scoffed · sneered · taunted · teased · pilloried · satirized · roasted · ribbed
taunted
Mocked to provoke
insulted · mocked · teased · needled · provoked · baited · goaded · harassed · badgered · tormented
satirized
Ridiculed through imitation
- parodiedMocked by imitation
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
spoofed · burlesqued · skewered · roasted · sent up · imitated · exaggerated · pastiched · travestied · criticized
scorned
Regarded with contempt
- disdainedRegarded with contempt
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
denigrated · dismissed · looked down upon · diminished · slighted · degraded · debased · devalued · trivialized · minimized
shamed
Made to feel disgrace
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- disgracedBrought into shame
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
mortified · degraded · humbled · abased · stigmatized · exposed · put down · brought low · discredited · defamed
ridiculedpraised
Expressed approval of
respected · honored · admired · celebrated · venerated
ridiculedembraced
Held someone warmly
endorsed · accepted · championed · supported · taken seriously
- public ridiculeOpen group mockery
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