derides

VERB

make fun of; insult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disdain disparage mock ridicule scoff scorn taunt

STRONG

banter chaff contemn detract flout gibe jeer jolly kid knock pan pooh-pooh quiz rag rally razz rib roast slam sneer twit

WEAK

dis do a number on dump on laugh at lout put down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire approve compliment flatter praise respect

WEAK

commend revere

Example Sentences

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Derides Mr. Grayson; says no man can betray predominant interests and succeed.

From The Candidate A Political Romance by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

In human thought their being endures, their power Abides: Else were their life a thing that each light hour Derides.

From Poems and Ballads (Third Series) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

We do but dally on the beach, Writing our little thoughts full large, While Ocean with imperious speech Derides us trifling by the marge.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William

When ye boast your own charters kept true Ye shall blush; for the thing which ye do Derides what ye are.

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett