If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
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Ridicule
/ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/
Synonyms for "ridicule" (331 found)
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Closest matches (67)
Noun(11 words)
airsarrogancebadinagebanterbarrackbe abovebe contemptuous ofbe disrespectfulbe merry withbe overfamiliar withbrashnessbrassinessbrazenfacednessbrazennessburlesquecare nothing forcaricaturechaffcheekinessclannishness
Adjective(1 words)
childish aping
Strong matches (99)
disesteemdishonordismissdisparagedisparagementdispraisedisprizedisrespectdisrespectfulnessdisvaluationdisvaluedump onexchangeexclusivenessface of brassfeel contempt forfeel superior tofleerfleer atflippancy
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floutfoolingfooling aroundfreshnessfunget freshget smartgibegibe atgibinggive-and-takegood-natured bantergrin atgrinningguyharmless teasinghauteurhave a nervehave the cheekhave the gallhazehissinghold beneath onehold cheaphold in contempthold in derisionimpertinenceimpudenceinsolenceinsultirreverencejapejeerjeer atjeeringjestjibejivejokejoshjoshingkidkid aroundkiddingkidding aroundlack of respectlampoonlaughlaugh atlaugh to scorn
Related words (165)
Noun(45 words)
leeringlevitylightlook down uponloutmake a funnymake boldmake free withmake funmake fun ofmake game ofmake merry withmimicmisprizemockmockerymockingnot respectpanpanning
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parodypersiflagepilloryplay on wordspleasantrypoint atpokepoke fun atpresumepullpunput downput one onquipquizragrailleryrallyrallyingrank lowrazzrazzingribribbingrideroastroastingrudenesssarcasmsatirescintillatescoffscoff atscoffingscornscornfulnessscoutsend upset at naughtshow disrespect forsmile atsneersneer atsneeze atsnicker atsniff atsniffinesssnigger atsnobbishnesssnootinesssnortsnort atsnottinesssovereign contemptsparklesportsuperciliousnesstake a libertytake libertiestake liberties withtaunttauntingteasethink nothing oftoploftinesstravestytreat with disrespecttrifle withtwittwittingutter a motwisecrack
Verb(27 words)
make fun ofmockedpilloriedpoke funpokedpoohedpoohingpshawsrazzedribridiculedridiculingroastrubbishedrubbishessatirisesatirizesatirizedsatirizesscoffed
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Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesbemockcriticismcriticizedemeanderisiondisapprovaldiscourtesydisrespectevaluatemocknegative evaluationoffenceoffenseoffensive activity
More specific
8 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbecome a laughingstockmet with ridiculepublic ridiculeridicule a proposalridicule ideasridicule openlyridicule publiclyridicule someonesubject to ridicule
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It is not good to ridicule him in public.
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It is mean of you to ridicule him in public.
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He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
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