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Synonyms for "derisive" in English

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derisive:
- scornful; derisive; sneering; contemptuous; disdainful; contumelious; mocking; jeering; gibelike; taunting

English

Detailed Synonyms for derisive in English

derisive:

derisive adj

derisive
scornful; derisive; sneering
- scornful adj
- derisive adj
- sneering adj
derisive
contemptuous; sneering; disdainful; contumelious; scornful; derisive
- contemptuous adj
- sneering adj
- disdainful adj
- contumelious adj
- scornful adj
- derisive adj
derisive

– abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule ¹
mocking; derisive; jeering; gibelike; taunting
– abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule ¹
- mocking adj
  - her mocking smile¹
- derisive adj
  - derisive laughter¹
- jeering adj
  - a jeering crowd¹
- gibelike adj
- taunting adj
  - taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'¹

Related Words for "derisive":

derisiveness, derisively

Alternate Synonyms for "derisive":

gibelike; jeering; mocking; taunting; disrespectful

Related Definitions for "derisive":

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule¹
- derisive laughter¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University