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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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Weak matches
noun as in scorn
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Weak matches
Example Sentences
Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, calls herself a "big fan" of the man who was recorded taunting an alleged victim with, "The more you didn’t like it, the more I enjoyed it."
An already-tense relationship appeared to worsen further last week with Mr Altman taunting Mr Musk's offer on X, and Mr Musk retorting by calling his onetime partner a "swindler".
She says within an hour of her daughter's death, trolls were posting cruel and taunting messages about her online.
Manchester City's fans started the night by unfurling a huge flag taunting Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior for their angry reaction to Rodri beating the Brazilian to last year's Ballon d'Or.
A video of the incident published by the Sun showed Kay making jokes at the first heckler's expense before taunting him as security stepped in.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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