🔄 Synonyms of "Jeer"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scoffverb | (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. |
| jeeringnoun | A mocking utterance. |
| floutverb | (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. |
| barracknoun | (military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| mockerynoun | The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. |
| scoffingnoun | The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery. |
| gibenoun | Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jeer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mockerynoun | The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. |
| scoffverb | (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. |
| scoffingnoun | The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery. |
| floutverb | (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. |
| barracknoun | (military, chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| gibenoun | Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.] |
| tauntnoun | (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| derideverb | (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. |
| boonoun | A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval. |
| jibenoun | A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt. |
| laughnoun | An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. |
| japenoun | A joke or quip. |
| derisionnoun | Act of treating with disdain. |
| quipnoun | A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. |
| raillerynoun | Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule. |
| sniggernoun | (chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh. |
| jokenoun | Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. |
| cracknoun | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| ridiculenoun | Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior. |
| jocularismnoun | (uncountable) The act or practice of joking. |
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