His derisive laughter made me think that I was wrong.
Source: tatoeba (6145654)
Derisive
//dɪˈraɪsɪv//
Synonyms for "derisive" (147 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
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7 entriesderived
3 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- насмешлив adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- подигравателен adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- смехотворен adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Czech
4 entries- pohrdavý adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- posměšný adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- směšný adj (deserving or provoking derision)
- výsměšný adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Finnish
1 entries- pilkallinen adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
French
3 entries- dérisoire adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- moqueur adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- ridiculeironique adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Galician
1 entries- burlón adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
German
3 entries- höhnisch adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- lächerlich adj (deserving or provoking derision)
- spöttisch adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Greek
2 entries- χλευαστικός adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- χλευαστικός adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Hungarian
4 entries- gúnyolódó adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- gúnyolódó adj (deserving or provoking derision)
- gúnyos adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- gúnyos adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Icelandic
1 entries- háðslegur adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Polish
2 entries- drwiący adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- szyderczy adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Portuguese
2 entries- escarnecedor adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- ridículo adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Russian
2 entries- насме́шливый adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- смехотво́рный adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Spanish
2 entries- irrisorio adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
- irrisorio adj (deserving or provoking derision)
Swedish
1 entries- skrattretande adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Turkish
1 entries- alaycı adj (expressing or characterized by derision; mocking)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
While we were adjusting the lens a kookaburra somewhere out of sight burst into his peals of derisive laughter; the shrill chorus of unseen frogs, an ever-present accompaniment to the stillness of the Australian country, was the only other sound.
Source: tatoeba (11096799)
That writer is known for his derisive style.
Source: tatoeba (12263782)
The critic's review of the film was derisive.
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