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

I laughed at myself, and the man with the boyish smile laughed with me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

"Shame on @deoncole and all those in the audience who laughed at his vile 'jokes'."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

He has laughed at none of my jokes and sighed at none of my tragedies.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri