GIBES Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

gibes 1 of 2

verb

variants or jibes

present tense third-person singular of gibe

as in ridicules

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play

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gibes

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noun

variants or jibes

plural of gibe

as in taunts

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Verb

Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

In the Premier League, leader Manchester City ignored jeers from Liverpool fans to seal a 3-0 statement win in its first game since the club was found guilty of a raft of financial breaches.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Cheers, jeers, and energetic call-and-response exchanges echoed through the hall as the audience, dressed in bright green, pink, and red, some wearing candidate T-shirts, listened.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of jeers

Verb

We are presented with a few potentially hissable villains, including an attorney for the state (Christian Rubeck) who mocks the Gheorghius’ faith and a frostily inflexible social worker, Gunda (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mocks

Noun

In a round robin of insults, Proto blasted the incumbent Democratic senator who first won election in 2022.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
But even with such attitudinal strides, Pew Research shows that people’s fears about AI’s societal impact are high, and digital choirs hurl insults at any project featuring the tech.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of insults

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Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'BAD LOOK' – Newsom's attack dog taunts Buttigieg over South Carolina visit as 2028 fight heats up.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.

— Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of taunts

Noun

Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

Definition of catcalls

Noun

Beneath his commentary on trending topics and crowd interactions are anecdotes inspired by Brookzz’s family and his personal life, giving the debut a hint of intimacy and a glimpse into the man behind the charming grin and witty quips.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Better get your quips out since one and done is a foregone conclusion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of quips

Noun

The debate, which drew around 200 people to Grace Place in Berthoud, was largely made up of attacks — with Rutinel, a Democrat, and Evans, a Republican, trading barbs and accusations during the hourlong affair.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Her barbs are sharp enough to bring even Regina George to tears.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of barbs

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