Roget's Thesaurus

#856. Ridicule

Nouns

ridicule, derision; sardonic smile, sardonic grin; irrision; scoffing etc. (disrespect) 929; mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage; quizzing etc. v.; asteism. squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin. parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie; farce etc. (drama) 599; caricature. buffoonery etc. (fun) 840; practical joke; horseplay. scorn, contempt etc. 930.

Verbs

ridicule, deride, mock, taunt; snigger; laugh in one's sleeve; tease [ridicule lightly], badinage, banter, rally, chaff, joke, twit, quiz, roast; haze [U.S.]; tehee; fleer; show up. play upon, play tricks upon; fool to the top of one's bent; laugh at, grin at, smile at; poke fun at. satirize, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty. turn into ridicule; make merry with; make fun of, make game of, make a fool of, make an April fool of; rally; scoff etc. (disrespect) 929. raise a laugh etc. (amuse) 840; play the fool, make a fool of oneself.

Adjectives

derisory, derisive; mock, mocking; sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic; scurrilous etc. (disrespectful) 929.

Adverbs

in ridicule etc. n..