LAUGHING (AT) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

laughing (at)

verb

present participle of laugh (at)

as in ridiculing

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing

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The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Trump hailed Bray’s announcement in a Truth Social post ridiculing the Indiana Senate leader.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

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