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taunting
adjective as in derisive
adjective as in sarcastic
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adjective as in sardonic
adjective as in satiric
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- acerb
- acid
- acrimonious
- arrogant
- austere
- backhanded
- bitter
- brusque
- captious
- carping
- chaffing
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- cussed
- cutting
- cynical
- derisive
- disillusioned
- disparaging
- disrespectful
- evil
- hostile
- irascible
- ironical
- jeering
- mean
- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
- saucy
- scoffing
- scorching
- scornful
- scurrilous
- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- twitting
- weisenheiming
adjective as in satirical
adjective as in satirical/satiric
adjective as in scoffing
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adjective as in teasing
noun as in ribbing
noun as in ridicule
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noun as in scorn
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Example Sentences
And even as he plots defenses against American and allied air raids, he is taunting Vladimir Putin and his allies in Grozny.
Or maybe you want to watch while she cheats on you, taunting you, forcing you to get involved in humiliating ways.
It looked as though New York's City Hall had been overtaken by smokers intent on taunting Michael Bloomberg one last time.
They seem content to hold what they have, clashing regularly, testing and taunting each other.
He believed students were taunting him, driving by his home at all hours of the night and honking a car horn.
In their greeting there seemed a taunting note as though they knew they had no more to fear from me and could be generous.
An awful suspicion had rushed over her mind at the sound of the sailor's taunting laugh—a suspicion of treachery dark and dire.
From the moment that he had received that light, taunting note, he had heard nothing more.
In Grundtvig, the taunting degenerates into a scurrilous tirade.
One of these taunting expressions is “Kitho karishtiditore,” which is a most exasperating saying.
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On this page you'll find 408 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to taunting, such as: cheeky, disdainful, insulting, mocking, rude, and sarcastic.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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