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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'taunt'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb) twit, taunt, taunting
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Synonyms: taunt , twirp , taunting , twit , twerp
2. (verb) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
harass with persistent criticism or carping
Synonyms: sit , depend on , get at , reproof , mobilise , chide , bait , rile , dun , cod , razz , crucify , bedevil , reprimand , lambaste , mobilize , devil , drive , badger , get to , tantalise , frustrate , annoy , chew out , beat up , gull , trounce , tease , taunt , fool , berate , chew up , rebound , lecture , drum up , nark , rag , depend upon , card , torment , ride , tease apart , dress down , irritate , tantalize , rally , befool , turn on , come up , remonstrate , hinge on , mount , pester , call up , take in , jaw , rebuke , nettle , fluff , vex , beleaguer , lambast , dupe , put on , bother , gravel , take to task , muster up , devolve on , summon , bawl out , slang , muster , call on the carpet , twit , put one across , loosen , have words , put one over , chafe , scold , call down , hinge upon , bug
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'taunt'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. taunt
A sneer may be simply a contemptuous facial contortion, or it may be some brief satirical utterance that throws a contemptuous side-light on what it attacks without attempting to prove or disprove;
Synonyms: sneer , fling , gibe , jeer , mock , scoff , taunt
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