RIDICULED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

ridiculed

verb

past tense of ridicule

as in mocked

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion

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Recent Examples of ridiculed Young Dolly wore the coat proudly to school, only to be ridiculed by mean kids who laughed at the sight of it. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 Many of those names have been ridiculed for their overreliance on throwaway clichés. — Andrew Moshirnia, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 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 Dundon’s move was widely criticized — and ridiculed — after the Hurricanes on Thursday posted a picture of the engravings on social media. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Not too shabby for a man who was roundly ridiculed for his defection from LaLiga in 2007. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 The boys were eventually sent to the Hebrew Children’s Home in the Bronx, where attendants beat and ridiculed children. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

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Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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