| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
comeback, cutting remark, derision, dig*, dump*, jab, jeer, joke, mockery, parting shot, put-down, rank-out, sarcasm, scoffing, slam*, sneer, swipe, taunt |
| Notes: | a gibe is an aggressive or derisive remark intended to have a telling effect; a jib is any triangular fore-and-aft sail |
Antonyms: |
commendation, praise |
| Main Entry: | gibe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
Synonyms: |
deride, dis, disrespect, flout, jeer, make fun of, mock, poke fun at, scoff, scorn, sneer, taunt |
Antonyms: |
admire, commend, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | barb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pointed comment |
Synonyms: |
affront, criticism, cut, dig, gibe, insult, rebuff, sarcasm, scoff, sneer |
Antonyms: |
kindness, praise |
| Main Entry: | catcall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heckle |
Synonyms: |
Bronx cheer, boo, derision, gibe, hiss, hoot, jeer, raspberry, shout, whistle |
| Main Entry: | defy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, frustrate |
Synonyms: |
baffle, beard, brave, confront, contemn, dare, defeat, deride, despise, disregard, elude, face, flout, fly in face of, foil, front, gibe, hang tough, hurl defiance at, ignore, insult, make my day, mock, oppose, outdare, provoke, repel, repulse, resist, ridicule, scorn, slight, spurn, stick fast, stick*, take one on, thwart, venture, violate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
give in, obey, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
Synonyms: |
banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insult |
Synonyms: |
crack, cut, cutting remark, gibe, innuendo, jeer, quip, slur, sneer, taunt, wisecrack |
Antonyms: |
compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put out of one's mind |
Synonyms: |
banish, contemn, deride, despise, discard, disdain, dispel, disregard, drop, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, kiss off, laugh away, lay aside, mock, pooh-pooh, rally, reject, relegate, repudiate, repulse, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, set aside, shelve, spurn, taunt, twit |
Antonyms: |
accept, welcome |
| Main Entry: | flout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show contempt for |
Synonyms: |
affront, defy, deride, disregard, gibe, gird, insult, jeer, laugh at, mock, outrage, quip, repudiate, ridicule, scoff, scorn, slight, sneer, spurn, taunt, thumb nose at |
| Notes: | one flaunts (makes much of) something of one's own (wealth, good looks, education) while one flouts (disregards or violates) something outside oneself (convention, law, regulation); to flaunt is to show off and to flout is to treat with contempt or disregard with smugness |
Antonyms: |
honor, respect |
| Main Entry: | gird |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of |
Synonyms: |
deride, flout, fun at, gibe, jeer, jest, mock, poke, quip, ridicule, scoff, scorn, sneer, taunt |
Antonyms: |
compliment, flatter, praise |