Synonyms of jeering

Noun


1. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing, derision

usage: showing your contempt by derision

Verb


1. jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe, tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride

usage: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

Adjective


1. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting, disrespectful (vs. respectful)

usage: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

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