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gibes

NOUN

ridicule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jab sarcasm swipe

STRONG

comeback derision dig dump jeer joke mockery put-down scoffing slam sneer taunt

WEAK

cutting remark parting shot rank-out

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment flattery praise respect

WEAK

commendation

VERB

ridicule

Synonyms

STRONG

deride dis disrespect flout jeer mock scoff scorn sneer taunt

WEAK

make fun of poke fun at

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment flatter praise respect

WEAK

admire commend laud

Example Sentences

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Boat changes to Oracle have dramatically increased their upwind speed as well, while the execution of upwind tacks and downwind gybes by Jimmy Spithill's team has also improved.

From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2013

He useth to make counterfaite licenses which they call gybes, and sets to seales, in their language called Jarkes.

From Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] by Farmer, John Stephen