MAKE SPORT OF Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

make sport of

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Definition of make sport of

as in ridicule

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter The commentator often makes sport of the fashion choices of the famous.

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make fun of

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Such poetic license offers little new insight into a topic that has already been picked over for two decades, but it might be forgiven were Hansen as easily dramatized as he is made fun of.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The late-night show then played a series of clips of Trump making fun of people based on their size and appearance.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of make fun of

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