noun
contemptuous laughter at someone or something
Synonyms: badinage, banter, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, comeback, contempt, derision, dig, disdain, disparagement, farce, foolery, gibe, irony, jab, jeer, laughter, leer, mockery, mordancy, needling, parody, parting shot, persiflage, putdown, put-on, raillery, rally, razz, rib, roast, sarcasm, sardonicism, satire, scorn, slam, sneer, swipe, taunt, taunting, travesty
Antonyms: flattery, praise
verb
make contemptuous fun of something or someone
Synonyms: banter, caricature, cartoon, chaff, deflate, deride, expose, fleer, gibe, haze, humiliate, jape, jeer, jive, jolly, josh, kid, lampoon, laugh at, make a fool of, make a game of, make a laughing-stock, make fun of, mimic, mock, needle, pan, parody, poke fun at, pooh-pooh, pull one’s leg, put down, quiz, rag, rail at, rally, raz, rib, ride, roast, run down, satirize, scoff, scorn, send up, show up, sneer, takeoff, taunt, travesty, twit, unmask
Antonyms: flatter, praise