as in mocked
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
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Recent Examples of ridiculed
The verdict on recent Grier draftees, free agents All of the Dolphins draftees that played Sunday, and almost every Miami player that took the field, were drafted or selected by Grier, who was widely ridiculed for his drafts and free agent signees.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
One scathingly ridiculed his political enemies.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
It was ridiculed at entertaining length by Dwight Macdonald in these pages and, some forty years later, at equally entertaining and longer length, by David Foster Wallace, in Harper’s.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously ridiculed claims that Moscow was behind drone sightings in Europe.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Bullies often ridiculed my height, an easy target.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
And you can be ridiculed for it or torn apart or judged at any second.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025
Bullies often ridiculed my height, an easy target.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Democrats ridiculed Vance’s performance.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridiculed
mocked
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Several protesters with megaphones frequently celebrated or mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk, usually accompanying the taunts with profanity.—
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Tesla posted its second consecutive sales decline, losing its long‑held electric vehicle crown to a company the billionaire once mocked.—
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“Ridiculed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridiculed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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