taunted

VERB

provoke, reproach; tease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deride insult jeer mock offend ridicule torment

STRONG

affront bother dig disdain flout jab lout outrage quiz rally revile scorn scout slam slap sneer tantalize twitter upbraid

WEAK

dump on put down scoff at swipe at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment flatter please praise

STRONG

admire approve ignore respect

Example Sentences

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Taunted by his former club when they lifted the title in 2022, he has proved invaluable to Inter this season because of his intelligence, dynamism and prompting in midfield.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Taunted by enemies, derided by those who use his name, David eats ashes for bread and mingles tears with his drink.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2021

Taunted by her classmates, “ostracized and mocked at,” she would sneak off to the woods to write, acts of defiance that left her with “pangs of feeling ‘different,’ evasiveness and secret anxieties.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2019

Taunted by a journalist back at the fort for having taken "more scalps than Sitting Bull," Blocker stoically maintains he is "just doing his job," no emotions, no regrets.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2017

Taunted them still, bending, suspending, with wilful eyes.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James