as in ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of derided
By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.
—
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The number was almost universally derided at the time and some say the San Francisco aesthetic of the show was misunderstood.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Teachers unions, long derided by conservatives as one of the primary vectors of left-wing ideology into public education, have significant influence over the MSBA.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Bev had seemed to flinch whenever Margot derided their husbands.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Former Liverpool captain Alan Hansen was derided for saying that about Manchester United at the start of the 1995-96 season, which would end with Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Paul Scholes (all 21) and Phil Neville (19) all clutching Premier League and FA Cup winners’ medals.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
With tears and fragments of personal narratives, this footage often digs deeper than some might expect for a sport derided as the domain of adrenaline junkies indifferent to the law.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Good, like Liuzzo, was also derided as a race traitor, somehow betraying white Americans by supporting nonwhites.
—Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The number was almost universally derided at the time and some say the San Francisco aesthetic of the show was misunderstood.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Teachers unions, long derided by conservatives as one of the primary vectors of left-wing ideology into public education, have significant influence over the MSBA.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Bev had seemed to flinch whenever Margot derided their husbands.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Former Liverpool captain Alan Hansen was derided for saying that about Manchester United at the start of the 1995-96 season, which would end with Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, David Beckham and Paul Scholes (all 21) and Phil Neville (19) all clutching Premier League and FA Cup winners’ medals.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
With tears and fragments of personal narratives, this footage often digs deeper than some might expect for a sport derided as the domain of adrenaline junkies indifferent to the law.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Good, like Liuzzo, was also derided as a race traitor, somehow betraying white Americans by supporting nonwhites.
—Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derided
Verb
-
Bondi was ridiculed over a move to hand out binders of Epstein files to conservative influencers at the White House, only for it to be later revealed that the documents included no new revelations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
-
Bondi was ridiculed over a move to hand out binders of Epstein files to conservative influencers at the White House only for it to be later revealed that the documents included no new revelations.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
But many other comments mocked the shop along with its presidential namesake, with a few detractors posting memes of tearful snowflakes topped with red MAGA hats.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
-
One of the earliest of American masculinity influencers was President Theodore Roosevelt, who touted his own transformation from a timid, effeminate man – local presses mocked him in his early career – to a rugged outdoorsman.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Derided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derided. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
