Synonyms of laughing (at)

laughing (at)

verb

present participle of laugh (at)

as in ridiculing

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridiculing
• mocking
• making fun of
• poking fun at
• ragging on
• making sport of
• shooting down
• cocking snooks (at)
• sneering (at)
• cocking a snook (at)
• teasing
• scouting
• scoffing (at)
• taunting
• jeering
• deriding
• gibing
• jibing
• parodying
• skewering
• imitating
• taking off (on)
• harassing
• tormenting
• targeting
• disparaging
• kidding
• belittling
• putting down
• scorning
• decrying
• ribbing
• riding
• poohing
• baiting
• mimicking
• razzing
• tweaking
• quizzing
• chaffing
• twitting
• ragging
• rallying
• satirizing
• pestering
• caricaturing
• jiving
• bugging
• heckling
• pooh-poohing
• bad-mouthing
• joshing
• parroting
• aping
• burlesquing
• harrying
• hassling
• travestying
• needling
• lampooning
• pillorying
• catcalling
• barracking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• endorsing
• commending
• applauding
• indorsing
• sanctioning