DERIDED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

derided

verb

past tense of deride

as in ridiculed

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place

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Recent Examples of derided Often derided by critics during its initial airing, the show’s silliness and lightheartedness has continued to stand the test of time. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 Wilson’s criticisms were also derided by author Joyce Carol Oates, who slammed her on X for attacking Nolan’s movie. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Some elite African Americans derided her efforts and called for humility and respectability. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Barnacle said Arrabaca, who repaired Patriot missile systems in the Army from 2001 to 2005, derided ICE with profanities during his arrest. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 The White House last week derided the California rebate initiative. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 Though much derided in advance, this expansion of the rubric did mean that Cabo Verde swam into our ken. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 In the latest salvo in the ongoing public negotiations between Major League Baseball and its players’ union, interim MLBPA chief Bruce Meyer derided a recent advertising campaign for the league’s salary cap proposal. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Once derided as 'Garbage Island’ because of its overflowing landfills, Taiwan has reinvented itself into a global model for green tourism. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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The move was widely ridiculed in the Pacific Rim nation, where English is already widely used, including in courts and parliament.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
That, coupled with the fear of being ridiculed, may do the trick.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

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El-Sayed accused Stevens of representing a failing political establishment and mocked the outside spending supporting her campaign.

— Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Since the education minister's resignation, Modi has also spoken of forgiving those who had mocked the prime minister, an apparent effort to reconnect with younger audiences.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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