PILLORYING Synonyms
11 hypernyms for pillorying. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PILLORYING
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| jeering | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • showing your contempt by derision adjective satellite • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule | ||||||
| mocking | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) | ||||||
| scoffing | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • showing your contempt by derision | ||||||
| taunting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing adjective satellite • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule | ||||||
| deriding | verb v | |||||
verb • treat or speak of with contempt | ||||||
| lampooning | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way verb • ridicule with satire | ||||||
| ridiculing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate • the act of deriding or treating with contempt verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||
| satirizing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • ridicule with satire | ||||||
| blast | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a very long fly ball • a sudden very loud noise • a strong current of air • an explosion (as of dynamite) • a highly pleasurable or exciting experience • intense adverse criticism verb • make a strident sound • hit with great force • use explosives on • apply a draft or strong wind to to • create by using explosives • make with or as if with an explosion • fire a shot; release • criticize harshly or violently • shatter as if by explosion • shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | ||||||
| crucify | verb v | |||||
verb • kill by nailing onto a cross • treat cruelly • hold within limits and control • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||
| gibbet | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • alternative terms for gallows verb • hang on an execution instrument • expose to ridicule or public scorn | ||||||
| savage | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a member of an uncivilized people • a cruelly rapacious person adjective satellite • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering • wild and menacing • without civilizing influences • marked by extreme and violent energy verb • attack brutally and fiercely • criticize harshly or violently | ||||||