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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, heckle, jest, joke, kid, needle, raspberry, rib, taunt, tease |
| Main Entry: | chaff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | banter, deride, fun, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, scoff, taunt, tease |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | boo, catcall, heckle, hiss, howl, jeer, razz, scoff at, scorn, scream, shout down, whistle |
| Main Entry: | jest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, deride, flout, fool, fun*, gibe, gird, jeer, jive, jolly*, josh, kid, mock, needle, put on, quip, rag, razz, rib, roast, scoff, sneer, spoof, tease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, banter, beguile, bother, cozen, delude, dupe, flimflam, fun*, gull, hoax, hoodwink, jape, jest, joke, jolly, josh, make fun of, make sport of, mock, pretend, rag, razz, rib, roast, spoof, tease, trick |
| Antonyms: | be serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kid around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, bait, banter, bother, chaff, disturb, dog*, fool around, give a hard time, goad, harass, josh, lead on, mock, needle, nudge, pester, pick on, rag, razz, rib, ride, ridicule, roast, taunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ridicule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contemptuous laughter at someone or something |
| Synonyms: | badinage, banter, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, comeback, contempt, derision, dig*, disdain, disparagement, farce, foolery, gibe, irony, jab, jeer, laughter, leer, mockery, mordancy, needling, parody, parting shot, persiflage, put-on, putdown, raillery, rally, razz, rib, roast, sarcasm, sardonicism, satire, scorn, slam*, sneer*, swipe, taunt, taunting, travesty |
| Antonyms: | flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aggravate, provoke |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chaff, devil, disturb, dog*, gibe, give a hard time, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, hector, importune, jive, josh, lead on, mock, needle, nudge, pester, pick on, plague, put down*, rag, rally, razz, rib, ride, ridicule, roast, send up, slam, snap, sound, spoof, swipe at, tantalize, taunt, torment, vex, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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