laughed at

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

WEAK

belittle deride hoot jeer lampoon make fun of mock scoff taunt

Example Sentences

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She laughed at the mental image, then made me vow not to crawl into crannies when she wasn’t around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Arteta laughed at suggestions he will now have to pick his players up, insisting if he had to do that in their current situation he "should be at home".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

If you didn’t read about it in the news, you might have laughed at Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, or a correspondent on “The Daily Show” joking about it.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

She laughed at the irony, since it’s these kinds of dark patterns in user design that fuel part of her research.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Mr. Clifton just laughed at that, a real guffaw.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff