derided

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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Spreads are often derided since profits are limited to the difference between strike prices, less the cost, but that’s dumb.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Chelsea's players, and their derided owners BlueCo, now have the opportunity to save a shambolic season with silverware, a trick the club have performed often in the past.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Characters in the first film all-out derided things that were poorly made for the sake of consumer attention.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

In subsequent texts to Slater and Alford, Davis derided the pair and called their initial decision on HPE “idiotic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Everything was custom engineered—“no hand-me-down magnets, no industrial discards . . . ‘no patch work,’ ” as the Joliots’ emissary Maurice Nahmias had derided the old standards.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik