Ridiculed

Synonyms for "ridiculed" (23 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (7)

Related words (11)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
argu ment evaluationcriticizederogatory attributederogatory designationnegative evaluationpejorative labelscholarly evaluation

More specific

13 entries
biasdebunked hypothesisderideddismissed claimjeerlampoonmockedmythrefuted propositionscornedsneer atstereotypetaunt

Collocations

11 entries
openly ridiculedpublicly ridiculedridiculed asridiculed by criticsridiculed by peersridiculed claimridiculed forridiculed in peer reviewridiculed stereotyperidiculed theorywidely ridiculed

Inflections

4 entries
more ridiculedmost ridiculedridiculesridiculing

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Every one of us who ridiculed his business plan as a bunch of hokum should be embarrassed we did.

Source: tatoeba (241042)

He ridiculed my idea.

Source: tatoeba (528538)

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Source: tatoeba (678644)

Religion is too important a matter to its devotees to be a subject of ridicule. If they indulge in absurdities, they are to be pitied rather than ridiculed.

Source: tatoeba (891118)

Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.

More for "ridiculed"