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taunt
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Verb
To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
To criticize, especially with insulting language
To criticize or find fault with
To defy or challenge someone to do something
To stir up feelings or emotions, typically that translate into action
To bring into a heightened emotional state
Noun
A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
A joke, typically a critical or unkind one
The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
A challenge, especially to prove one's courage
Contentious language or remarks aiming to taunt, threaten, or disparage others
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To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
mock
tease
ridicule
deride
jeer
scorn
rib
gibe
chaff
insult
twit
ride
rag
needle
rally
sneer
provoke
torment
hassle
heckle
bait
bother
flout
disdain
haze
quiz
goad
guy
affront
offend
scout
revile
outrage
slam
sledge
reproach
slap
upbraid
dig
jab
lout
twitter
scoff at
jeer at
sneer at
make fun of
poke fun at
put down
make sport of
dump on
gibe at
get at
take the piss out of
swipe at
scoff
razz
laugh at
kid
wind up
josh
jibe at
harass
take the mickey
annoy
boo
lampoon
satirize
US
poke mullock at
satirise
UK
disparage
jive
banter
rag on
roast
aggravate
pester
slight
joke
jest
dis
jibe
hiss
irritate
chiack
goof on
make jokes about
belittle
badger
sling off at
pan
send up
pick on
shout down
be sarcastic about
abuse
plague
irk
vex
gall
hound
harry
humiliate
pooh-pooh
pillory
hoot
quip
fun
gird
flout at
catcall
make a monkey of
skewer
denigrate
anger
contemn
nark
persecute
fleer
pique
disturb
give a hard time
treat with contempt
smoke
whistle
parody
exasperate
knock
torture
rile
nettle
shoot down
bug
ruffle
hold up to ridicule
interrupt
hector
peeve
heap scorn on
barrack
upset
hurt
disrespect
diss
decry
get
jape
rot
make a monkey out of
shuck
caricature
laugh
shout
blow raspberries
call names
hack off
worry
rub up the wrong way
put on
infuriate
pull someone's leg
laugh to scorn
discredit
have on
bedevil
put out
pull one's leg
spite
detract
mimic
rasp
miff
slur
burlesque
exacerbate
niggle
nag
chafe
dismiss
grate
molest
shout at
fool
chivy
get to
dog
nudge
get on your nerves
cock a snook at
slag off
mess around
bad-mouth
show up
pour scorn on
trash-talk
make a fool of
run down
treat contemptuously
poke borak at
hit where one lives
oppress
bully
malign
prick
wound
shriek
gnaw
abase
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
howl
mortify
despise
asperse
underrate
rark
hack you off
afflict
browbeat
hump
impugn
wisecrack
mistreat
antagonize
US
gag
devil
slander
displease
jolly
eat
raspberry
derogate
frost
gripe
discount
get across
itch
sniff at
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
get under your skin
hold in contempt
get in your hair
get your back up
tantalize
US
poke fun
tantalise
UK
disgust
give Bronx cheer
drown out
howl down
antagonise
UK
impose on
shout disapproval
look down on
rankle
turn up one's nose
treat disrespectfully
lead on
cast aspersions on
pull someone's chain
laugh out of court
rail at
show contempt for
throw shade
burn up
thumb nose at
hold up to shame
show contempt
put your back up
make somebody's hackles rise
fool around
take a rise out of
raise your hackles
get a rise out of
fligger
frazzle
frustrate
spurn
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
crack
travesty
swipe
dump
snigger
holler
get in the hair of
vilify
disrupt
distract
flip
prank
divert
entertain
sting
discomfit
faze
disconcert
rattle
embarrass
hurl insults at
susurrate
affect
tear to pieces
prod
play a joke on
kid around
whisper
seethe
murmur
deprecate
amuse
yuck
yuk
make fun
poke the borax
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
snicker at
smile at
snigger at
make game of
play a practical joke on
joke about
scold
berate
shout catcalls at
depreciate
pun
detract from
minimize
US
diminish
sally
do a number on
utter catcalls
domineer
scream
joke with
vilipend
yell
cry
snipe
comeback
be scornful about
override
tyrannize
US
push
grip
fleer at
make light of
scout at
disgruntle
scandalize
US
distress
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
victimize
US
violate
enrage
incense
madden
dig at
bite one's thumb at
put
trash
raz
cartoon
have a joke with
dominate
tyrannise
UK
enslave
deflate
expose
unmask
roar
give a zinger
confront
criticise
UK
dispraise
scandalise
UK
ruffle one's feathers
criticize
US
give the cold shoulder
ill-treat
trouble
minimise
UK
mess
whoop
agitate
cry down
play down
poor-mouth
talk down
intimidate
guffaw
bulldoze
misuse
wrong
perturb
have a crack at
take a swipe at
be contemptuous of
catcall at
boo at
frolic
gambol
hoax
be autocratic
coerce
roil
incite
make a crack
whistle at
gravel
fret
grill
cow
harrow
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
abrade
start
tyrannize over
blackjack
curl your lip at
turn your nose up at
libel
threaten
cry out
beset
defame
pain
rot someone
mess about
put someone on
fool about
play a prank
play the fool
play a practical joke
play tricks
play a joke
play a trick
bogart
grieve
get across someone
set on
stir up
get on one's nerves
work into lather
try your patience
rub the wrong way
set off
send into a rage
make your blood boil
make waves
make angry
give someone the hump
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
victimise
UK
do an injustice to
martyr
inconvenience
make a game of
make someone a laughing stock
expose to ridicule
poke borack
make a laughing-stock
menace
calumniate
disoblige
chivvy
perplex
terrorize
US
discommode
mither
injure
miscall
step on the toes of
heavy
curse
slang
debase
blister
degrade
pursue
scare
give offence to
bore
impede
cross
hinder
cause offence to
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
drive up the wall
be rude to
bullyrag
terrorise
UK
cut dead
give someone grief
grate on
hurt somebody's feelings
intrude upon
get on someone's case
mau-mau
bend someone's ear
strong-arm
breathe down someone's neck
get on your wick
carp at
step on one's toes
cut to the quick
be on your back
importune
beleaguer
run up the wrong way
spoof
sound
snap
flirt with
be at
mess with
tick off
burden
disquiet
discompose
stress
agonize
US
try
rack
agonise
UK
dismay
inflame
strain
bum out
depress
haunt
besiege
drive crazy
fluster
sadden
drive mad
incommode
gnaw at
anguish
unsettle
ail
make someone see red
weigh down
concern
drive round the bend
excruciate
rankle with
tee off
aggrieve
get your goat
cause suffering to
tax
unnerve
dishearten
shock
discomfort
discourage
blight
drive to distraction
dispirit
lie heavy on
alarm
deject
eat away at
fuss
dissatisfy
daunt
burn
drive round the twist
traumatize
US
keep after
keep on at
weigh heavily on
eat at
go on at
assail
frighten
flurry
traumatise
UK
smite
cast down
unhinge
demoralize
US
turn off
discombobulate
ire
sicken
enflame
chagrin
mad
crush
crucify
nag at
shake
make cross
confuse
demoralise
UK
egg on
discountenance
steam up
dun
throw
wear on
distemper
give someone the pip
overwhelm
T-off
get your dander up
embitter
horrify
get up someone's nose
devastate
appal
UK
nauseate
cause trouble to
work on
give a bad time
make anxious
drive bananas
appall
US
be a nuisance to
shake up
weary
hang over
drive you up the wall
fire up
cause anxiety to
put someone's nose out of joint
confound
jar on
prey on your mind
get your hackles up
sour
psych
pother
press
attack
chill
test
put to trouble
wring
jar
stew
repel
disappoint
excite
henpeck
obsess
dampen
dash
exercise
harp on at
throw off balance
rattle one's cage
debilitate
hang up
make miserable
knock for six
cause discomfort to
make unhappy
get down
be a great weight on
rub you up the wrong way
be a burden to
panic
cheese off
face
beat down
set one's teeth on edge
try the patience of
weigh heavily on someone's mind
disaffect
stir
unman
fear
spook
floor
harm
derail
pressurize
US
sweat
stress out
hagride
tear
cavil
buffet
undo
alarum
revolt
repulse
bite
sap
jangle
wear
chide
freak out
rouse
desolate
visit
bring down
punish
weird out
break
prey on
flip out
pressurise
UK
be on one's case
fester
peck at
craze
tire
acerbate
bum
stretch
weigh on
give the business
hack
deeply upset
break one's heart
impose
umbrage
weigh heavily on one's mind
pick at
eat up
dampen spirits
put a damper on
make things hot for someone
move
possess
cause agony to
press down on
make it hot for someone
cause anguish to
make wretched
shatter
make discontented
inflict trauma
cause concern to
put off
inflict anguish on
drain
cause anxiety
make uneasy
make uncomfortable
get someone
be a pain in the neck
give trouble
be a burden on
be a thorn in someone's side
get on the wrong side of
do someone's head in
work up
stick in one's craw
make despondent
be a thorn in someone's flesh
dull
mess with someone's head
make it tough
rattle someone's cage
wear out
make someone fed up
niggle at
put in a spot
put on the spot
derange
bedog
goose
preoccupy
belabour
UK
chevy
damage
roust
dragoon
accost
terrify
grizzle
steam
despair
tangle
curdle
drive nuts
insist
remind
single out
tear away at
breath down someone's neck
empurple
get even
puzzle
indispose
upset the applecart
cut
wig
noodge
make an enemy of somebody
belabor
US
bombard
interfere
meddle
disillusion
turn
incapacitate
bewilder
cramp
grind
be in someone's way
rile up
snit
pet
tiff
huff
drive insane
beleague
insist on
discontent
overcharge
get on someone
scar
push button
heat up
scratch around
yap at
search high heaven
hit a sour note
get someone's wick
weigh
give someone hell
exhaust
lie heavily on
key up
turn on
lay up
be hurtful to
bleed
mourn
cause anguish
cause suffering
cause offense
lambaste
cause sorrow
ask for it
play cat and mouse
put through wringer
be a pest to
rub salt in wound
lean on
sweat out
cause to panic
be prey to
zing
entangle
hamper
put pressure on
carp
put on edge
get on
set on edge
misplease
come back to haunt
aggress
rock the boat
make a scene
bring pressure to bear on
push one's buttons
make blue
drag down
break the heart of
put into a funk
be in someone's hair
grind at
be a weight on one's mind
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
take over
sear
jerk around
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
consternate
push someon's buttons
hurt deeply
interfere with
chasten
envenom
disenchant
suppress
subjugate
lower
put the squeeze on
cause resentment to
cause annoyance to
alienate
irritate greatly
impose upon
cause inconvenience to
be the victim of
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
jump on one's case
barge in on
intrude on
unstring
abominate
jar upon
grate upon
take control of
fall upon
fall on
play dirty
cause pain to
estrange
torque off
abash
start in on
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
wear upon
offend morals of
horn in on
knock the wind out of
rasp one's nerves
devitalize
give the needle
do in
throw a curve
knock props out
make demands on
make severe demands on
put a strain on
tire out
take aback
create difficulties for
flummox
harsh one's mellow
hurt the feelings of
fill with loathing
butt in on
poison
get on someone's back
lose patience
dish out
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
empoison
fuddle
find fault
have had enough
become bored
exhaust someone's patience
grate at
humble
defeat
overcome
reluct
awe
stump
brown off
drive you out of your mind
drive you to distraction
make somebody's blood boil
drive you round the twist
make you see red
make livid
drive you round the bend
drive you crazy
be bothered
inflict
gnaw away at
gnaw away
be a weight on someone's mind
overawe
bear down on
damp down
droop
repress
prostrate
make nervous
disadvantage
jaundice
make your gorge rise
be repugnant to
make someone's stomach rise
put someone off their stroke
wreck
wreak
befall
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
make bitter
cause someone to lose their composure
throw into tizzy
cast a pall over
make resentful
make downhearted
discommodate
overstretch
overtax
pressure
tense
psych out
make rancorous
be a burden
be a nuisance
strike
dampen the spirits of
take
pretend
beat
drag
darken
damp
enervate
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
take the wind out of your sails
knock the stuffing out of
harsh someone's mellow
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
make desolate
pour cold water on
cast a gloom upon
make gloomy
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
make sad
reduce to tears
knock sideways
bring tears to your eyes
keep under
dash hopes
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
break someone's heart
play
mix up
cause someone difficulty
yank someone's chain
be facetious
avenge
crunch
overextend
be a problem to
descend upon
descend on
force upon
bring down on
give someone bother
overdo
make someone go out of his way
cause to feel emotional strain
cause to feel mental strain
make tense
tense up
put in traction
push to the limit
put on trial
make ill
disagree
make unwell
go against the grain
be injurious to
be sickening
be disturbing
be distasteful
have an adverse effect on
be injurious
strike down
be unsuitable
cause illness to
cause problems
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“A thousand ways to insult and
taunt
him came to my mind, but I kept quiet.”
Verb
▲
To criticize, especially with insulting language
criticise
UK
criticize
US
castigate
denigrate
disparage
excoriate
vituperate
berate
lambast
lambaste
trash
assail
blast
rebuke
reproach
savage
scathe
slight
vilify
attack
bash
belabour
UK
belabor
US
nag
potshot
revile
scold
slam
decry
defame
discount
diss
impugn
libel
minimise
UK
minimize
US
slander
slate
slur
smear
upbraid
derogate
oppress
persecute
reprove
backbite
calumniate
flame
hose
knock
insult
belittle
malign
curse
offend
miscall
injure
zing
traduce
abuse
ride
slang
inveigh against
bad-mouth
put down
jump on
slag off
be rude to
swear at
call names
do a number on
vituperate against
blow off
shout at
cuss out
cut down
cut to the quick
dump on
trash-talk
cast aspersions on
give a black eye
more ❯
“If others foolishly wish to
taunt
him for his ignorance, his response will be, instead, somewhat paradoxically, to have what fun he can with theirs, having fully conceded his own.”
Verb
▲
To criticize or find fault with
scold
berate
admonish
castigate
rebuke
abuse
denounce
nag
reprimand
reproach
slate
upbraid
blast
carpet
lambast
revile
baste
caution
censure
chasten
chastise
chide
criticise
UK
criticize
US
disparage
monster
rate
reprobate
reprove
threap
vilify
blame
cavil
discipline
hammer
keelhaul
lambaste
lecture
rag
rap
recriminate
reprehend
vituperate
wig
asperse
bollock
flay
jaw
rail
ream
row
score
expostulate
objurate
objurgate
preach
trim
put down
tell off
lay into
pull up
remonstrate with
tear into
dress down
rail against
rail at
tick off
bawl out
chew out
find fault with
jump on
light into
pitch into
rant at
ream out
give someone a bollocking
lace into
let someone have it
slap down
tongue-lash
blow up
give a talking-to
haul over the coals
have a go at
lay down the law
read the riot act
give a rocket
give someone a caning
rake over the coals
yell at
call down
come down on
give someone a row
give someone a wigging
give someone some stick
go on at
take to task
take to the woodshed
bring to book
give someone a mouthful
rap over the knuckles
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
give someone a telling-off
give someone hell
put on the mat
tear off a strip
give someone a rating
give someone what for
send someone away with a flea in their ear
have someone on the carpet
keep after
slap someone's wrist
give the business
bite someone's head off
jump down someone's throat
lose one's temper with
condemn
excoriate
attack
savage
slam
harangue
flame
knock
diss
belabor
US
slag off
bash
belabour
UK
pan
fulminate against
slap on the wrist
trash
scathe
potshot
pillory
pummel
US
lash
pummelled
UK
inveigh against
tear a strip off
denigrate
roast
assail
crucify
blow up at
rip into
give a piece of one's mind
rubbish
bad-mouth
run down
smear
bag
decry
exprobate
impugn
call on the carpet
jump down one's throat
skewer
shout at
malign
fulminate
blister
rave at
slash
slur
scorch
check
derogate
arraign
cut up
talk to
criticize severely
slander
curse
defame
accuse
monish
call over the coals
calumniate
lesson
correct
backbite
come down hard on
fault
slang
execrate
speak to
skin
pull to pieces
vituperate against
sail into
cast aspersions on
call to account
insult
slight
scorn
warn
rollick
rip
remonstrate
minimize
US
discount
libel
contemn
rake
slag
punish
scourge
lam into
trounce
traduce
dispraise
jawbone
rant
discredit
complain
persecute
oppress
protest
inveigh
dis
denunciate
besmirch
declaim
wade into
take apart
deprecate
stigmatize
US
hose
minimise
UK
let fly at
ostracize
US
stigmatise
UK
ostracise
UK
maul
swear at
pull apart
let fly
sound off
express disapproval of
take issue with
lash out at
carp at
give one hell
jump all over
sort out
pour scorn on
find fault
draw the line
give a going over
tell a thing or two
strongly criticize
lay out
hit out at
get after
cuss out
lean on
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
animadvert on
give some stick to
go after
climb all over
declaim against
call out
reprimand severely
cane
exprobrate
lampoon
attask
harass
ferule
moralise
UK
moralize
US
chew off
adjure
advise
counsel
set upon
ridicule
satirize
US
dress-down
take to pieces
fry
zap
oppose
speak
rake over coals
vilipend
chew
cudgel
slap
deride
shellac
strike
hit
smother
explode
rap knuckles
satirise
UK
belittle
tear to pieces
cast a slur on
dishonor
US
twit
dishonour
UK
disgrace
disapprove
proscribe
blacken someone's reputation
visit
take down
give a tongue-lashing
earbash
offend
rile
growl
criticize harshly
give tongue-lashing
animadvert
rebuff
incriminate
accost
have words with
have words
lash out
reject
take down a peg
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay on
give comeuppance
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
tear apart
throw the book at
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
deplore
carp on
come down on like a ton of bricks
give someone stick
call to task
point the finger
dig into
storm
rage
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
anathematize
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
ride
zing
injure
miscall
scream at
round on
snap someone's head off
prosecute
give the devil
deflate
browbeat
criticize strongly
tear down
mete out punishment to
be hard on
rag on
teach a lesson
make an example of
pick on
impeach
show up
give something a bad press
indict
charge with
deliver a tirade to
yelp
yap
bawl
cry down
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
tie into
bring to account
beat up on
give an injunction to
give someone a ticking-off
bark at
lash into
sound off to
be rude to
call names
do a number on
blow off
cut down
cut to the quick
dump on
give a black eye
trash-talk
look askance
pick apart
have at
work over
crack down on
argue with
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
make a protest to
have a word with
talk with
have stern words with
speak sternly to
thunder
vociferate
kick
fume
challenge
sledge
object
whip
complain about
expostulate about
protest strongly at
make a fuss about
make a stand against
kick up a fuss about
thunder against
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick up a stink about
rage against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
pick holes in
throw brickbats at
nitpick about
disapprove of
give a bad press to
cavil at
give flak to
bag on
drag through the mud
sully
do a hatchet job on
degrade
smirch
lower
blacken
besmear
debase
shame
bring into disrepute
stain
tarnish
drag through the mire
soil
defile
damage
speak ill of
blot
taint
give a bad name
bring discredit to
spoil
bring shame upon
scandalize
US
muckrake
spot
disrespect
blotch
scandalise
UK
breathe on
reflect badly on
befoul
bring shame on
sling mud at
fling mud at
rip up and down
reduce
tar and feather
spread scandal about
run smear campaign
diminish
detract
shoot down
poor-mouth
dismiss
fustigate
depreciate
undervalue
underrate
underestimate
mudsling
carp
gripe
embarrass
pick to pieces
undermine
poison
play down
go for the jugular
talk down
write off
nit-pick
quibble about
pick at
kiss off
do down
pooh-pooh
detract from
take exception to
grumble
moan
whine
whinge
beef
grouse
discommend
fuss
gripe about
bellyache
grouch
bleat
trivialize
US
demean
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
downgrade
discountenance
kvetch
disesteem
badmouth
devalue
humble
mock
nitpick
minify
misprize
prejudice
dispute
quibble
blemish
chunter
find lacking
niggle
carp about
whine about
create
mither
speak evil of
nitpick over
grouch about
moan about
grouse about
give someone a bad press
trivialise
UK
bellyache about
whinge about
beef about
frown upon
hypercriticize
hold responsible
throw mud at
nag at
argue against
protest against
sound off about
tear to shreds
blacken the name of
pass strictures upon
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
scoff at
conduct a smear campaign against
make light of
kick up a fuss
treat lightly
sneer at
hold cheap
split hairs
refute
give a rough time
question
assault verbally
take
disagree with
brand
pile in
heap
start on
start in
take on
beat
jump on one's case
clobber
blackguard
ruin
fluff
slog
slug
show someone up
expose to ridicule
speak badly of
demur
get angry with
hold up to shame
except
hold someone to blame
complain to
negate
argue
animadvert upon
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
sling mud
downplay
hold accountable
cut to bits
understate
not support
skin alive
give bad press
marginalize
US
squash
scapegoat
squelch
disdain
marginalise
UK
express strong disapproval of
spurn
grizzle
mutter
dissent
wail
rebut
scream
poor mouth
laugh off
pooh pooh
take a swipe at
shoot full of holes
laugh at
sour grapes
cut down to size
throw shade
keen
grump
pass judgment
opprobriate
murmur
humiliate
caterwaul
object strongly to
take exception
lodge a protest against
take issue
express disagreement with
repine
controvert
whimper
look down on
sell short
crab
squeal
holler
squawk
single out
croak
yowl
maunder
yammer
yawp
abase
yaup
hurt
cheapen
demonize
US
dig
jinx
destroy
demonise
UK
sink
foul
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
be against
expose
bother
be hostile to
be in opposition to
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
compromise
be on at someone
go on
pick holes
put in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
blacken someone's name
rip up
pettifog
niggle about
be picky
be hypercritical
kvetch about
more ❯
Verb
▲
To defy or challenge someone to do something
dare
challenge
defy
provoke
goad
stump
bid
invite
summon
urge
bully
throw down the gauntlet
call someone's bluff
issue a challenge to
try
start something
ask for trouble
invite to debate
Verb
▲
To stir up feelings or emotions, typically that translate into action
incite
provoke
stimulate
generate
arouse
excite
kindle
animate
foment
encourage
activate
enkindle
promote
awaken
inflame
breed
raise
agitate
abet
make
actuate
brew
ferment
inspirit
pick
ignite
fuel
set
sting
craze
juice
psych
stir up
bring about
whip up
set off
work up
stoke up
set on
fan the flames of
key up
root on
fan the fire
instigate
trigger
cause
inspire
engender
rouse
prompt
induce
produce
spark off
initiate
occasion
create
give rise to
evoke
precipitate
foster
start
lead to
beget
elicit
effect
bring on
catalyze
US
spur
effectuate
result in
stir
catalyse
UK
spawn
touch off
trigger off
invoke
rally
waken
bring
set in motion
put in motion
spark
drive
fire
call forth
fire up
yield
begin
establish
translate into
fan
affect
be the cause of
quicken
enliven
develop
bring out
goad
wake
contribute to
originate
galvanize
US
institute
bring to pass
kickoff
motivate
move
whet
galvanise
UK
introduce
hatch
draw forth
work
pique
urge
vivify
awake
bring into being
impassion
make happen
egg on
kick-start
call into being
launch
end in
be at the bottom of
commence
invite
make for
revive
prod
rev up
get going
increase
intensify
spur on
bring forth
make possible
draw on
do
energize
US
bestir
cultivate
energise
UK
actualize
sow the seeds of
inaugurate
entail
compel
advance
electrify
impel
necessitate
be conducive to
set in
summon
culminate in
secure
start up
involve
start the ball rolling
drum up
form
realize
US
surface
materialize
US
set going
bear
spell
realise
UK
unfold
finish in
mean
manifest
crystallize
US
open
render
further
enact
titillate
tempt
result
wind up
strengthen
exacerbate
kick in
pump up
enthuse
attract
prime
thrill
nurture
invigorate
US
accomplish
come into existence
come into being
influence
achieve
get things rolling
cook up
draw
mobilize
US
mobilise
UK
push
materialise
UK
crystallise
UK
organize
US
propagate
instill
US
work into lather
muster
instil
UK
court
push forward
found
add to
organise
UK
be instrumental in
amount to
charge up
pep up
envigorate
UK
build up
risk
help
wake up
have a hand in
liven up
turn on
contribute
put in place
set up
give
terminate in
have a part in
draw out
add up to
conduce to
conduce
redound to
gee up
call up
conjure up
summon up
bring on oneself
be a source of
innovate
prick
brainstorm
fester
think up
come out with
dream up
reignite
rekindle
rile
recall
breathe life into
exercise
roil
jumpstart
add fuel
suscitate
muster up
get up
propel
exhilarate
add fuel to the flames
progenerate
plant
implant
lodge
enhance
educe
multiply
present
constitute
buoy
run
sharpen
challenge
resurrect
pose
irk
incense
expedite
lead
cost
start off
bring up
juice up
fluster
upset
spook
get to
activize
jazz up
ruffle
have as a consequence
have as a result
equal
imply
compass
charge
grill
vex
manage
succeed
sow
crank up
set alight
conjure
play a part in
fire the enthusiasm of
commove
jolt
needle
light a fire under
seek
boost
set afoot
fire the imagination of
get smoking
burn up
make wild
set on foot
cause to appear
feed
heat up
call
put up to
shake
shake up
madden
play a role in
transpire
be a factor in
emerge
appear
arise
fortify
vitalize
support
sustain
feed the fire
occur
eventuate
engineer
open the door for
attain
nourish
uplift
power
dawn
emanate
invocate
be responsible for
cause to occur
cause to happen
forward
oil the wheels of
bring off
carry off
carry through
have the effect of
pull off
contrive
be partly responsible for
procure
happen
be likely to cause
be likely to lead to
erupt
call upon
conceive
buck up
amp up
perk up
rise
solicit
arrive
sprout
entice
be created
become apparent
become established
be born
come to pass
come out
kick off
woo
allure
spring up
entreat
issue
lure
countenance
command
get under way
give birth to
ask for
get off the ground
lay the foundations of
get in operation
lay the first stone of
set the ball rolling
get something functioning
get the ball rolling
get something working
beg for
call for
flirt with
leave the door open to
whomp up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To bring into a heightened emotional state
work
agitate
drive
excite
rouse
incite
inspire
envigorate
UK
invigorate
US
stir
stir up
whip up
wind up
arouse
egg on
electrify
energise
UK
energize
US
fire up
galvanise
UK
galvanize
US
goad
inflame
provoke
pump up
spur
work up
activize
animate
enliven
enthuse
fluster
foment
get to
inspirit
jazz up
juice up
liven up
move
psych
ruffle
spook
stimulate
titillate
trigger
upset
impel
propel
actuate
prompt
induce
motivate
urge
instigate
cause
activate
persuade
lead
influence
push
prod
sway
press
bring
incline
encourage
touch
nudge
quicken
bring around
set going
convert
convince
gain
get
satisfy
talk into
win over
fire
mobilise
UK
mobilize
US
work into lather
get going
key up
put up to
spur on
spark off
prevail on
prevail upon
boost
move forwards
push forwards
get moving
spark
pique
prick
sting
challenge
light a fire under
trouble
bother
disturb
worry
concern
perturb
disconcert
discompose
distress
unsettle
bug
disquiet
rattle
unnerve
discomfort
unhinge
flurry
frazzle
afflict
discomfit
haunt
vex
preoccupy
eat away at
alarm
dismay
faze
distract
coax
fuss
exhort
ail
alarum
force
distemper
confuse
impassion
exercise
undo
solicit
hagride
procure
derail
discombobulate
waken
agitate for
drive on
rev up
agitate against
craze
ferment
turn on
bug up
weird out
give someone grief
freak out
make anxious
make flip
cause anxiety to
burn up
push buttons
more ❯
Noun
▲
A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
insult
dig
barb
affront
jeer
gibe
cut
sneer
brickbat
derision
outrage
slap
sarcasm
mockery
ridicule
scoff
crack
slam
teasing
catcall
comeback
provocation
taunting
ridiculing
criticism
goading
reproach
dump
jab
swipe
sledge
censure
put down
backhanded compliment
slap in the face
dirty dig
parting shot
snappy comeback
verbal abuse
slight
slur
abuse
epithet
diss
dis
jibe
indignity
scoffing
dart
offence
UK
offense
US
gird
aspersion
poke
cutting remark
razz
snub
boo
raspberry
hiss
snort
hoot
wisecrack
scorn
name
disparagement
personality
disrespect
bird
discourtesy
Bronx cheer
shout
contempt
whistle
obloquy
impertinence
invective
kick in the teeth
slander
libel
defamation
sting
vilification
mock
insolence
rudeness
fleer
gibing
incivility
impudence
disdainfulness
despite
depreciation
revilement
vitriol
lampooning
raillery
blasphemy
flame
shaft
pejorative
black eye
mocking remark
cheap shot
shout of derision
snide remark
disdain
joke
tease
snidery
twit
microaggression
decry
rebuff
burlesque
banter
spite
dysphemism
dyslogism
quip
heckle
grievance
mistreatment
attack
insinuation
verbal jab
pointed comment
remark
innuendo
wolf whistle
hit
take-down
verbal dig
barbed remark
shouting
heckling
interruption
barracking
cry
catcalling
booing
yell
roar
howl
scream
shriek
holler
whoop
yowl
vociferation
bay
cheer
wail
call
guffaw
bellow
screech
injury
contumely
opprobrium
humiliation
shame
ignominy
vituperation
scurrility
aspersions
superciliousness
impugnment
unpleasantry
abusive remark
harsh call
injustice
denigration
calumny
wrong
calumniation
scandal
smear
character assassination
disservice
traducement
inequity
bad-mouthing
derogation
unjustness
harm
hurt
castigation
lie
rebuke
knock
upbraiding
fulmination
unfairness
smearing
mud-slinging
maligning
libeling
US
left-handed compliment
traducing
raw deal
false report
libelling
UK
aspersing
knocking
vilifying
scandalmongering
defaming
blackening
detraction
untruth
atrocity
damage
condemnation
zinger
prejudice
tirade
malicious gossip
defamation of character
denunciation
stricture
false accusation
blame
disparaging remark
insults
billingsgate
reprimand
belittlement
detriment
misrepresentation
muckraking
backbiting
persecution
malevolence
reviling
ill
evil
infringement
smear campaign
admonishment
admonition
dishonor
US
unjust act
dishonour
UK
diatribe
indignation
scolding
displeasure
pan
wrongdoing
harangue
jeering
slating
bashing
brush-off
rant
broadside
sin
crime
animadversion
sneering
reproval
ragging
blast
jibing
misdeed
chaffing
berating
polemic
dirt
philippic
disfavour
UK
mischief
bad
iniquity
immorality
disfavor
US
railing
lying
backstabbing
bad press
flak
rumour
UK
rumor
US
mud
slime
bad deed
tort
peccadillo
villainy
evildoing
error
verbal onslaught
unlawful act
illegal act
bad act
bad action
malefaction
malfeasance
misrepresentation of character
tittle-tattle
tongue-lashing
oppression
misdoing
mistake
turpitude
delinquency
imposition
miscarriage
cruelty
bias
misdemeanour
UK
inhumanity
misdemeanor
US
foul play
faux pas
indecency
blunder
exposé
name-calling
desecration
kick
rejection
burn
suppression
call-down
hateful remark
violation
transgression
trespass
infraction
one in the eye
stigma
verbal attack
satire
critical remark
blow to one's pride
reproof
dirty deed
malediction
lecture
evil-speaking
aftertale
low blow
lambasting
jeremiad
laughter
excoriation
false insinuation
rumourmongering
UK
rumormongering
US
brickbats
objurgation
discourse
sneers
stick
low-down dirty
dirty laundry
false light
fake news
slagging-off
slap in face
taint
stain
mudslinging
decrying
denouncement
uncomplimentary remark
back-handed compliment
taunts
verbal
rocket
assault
battering
slagging
panning
argument
jeers
angry exchange
stream of abuse
execration
scornfulness
confrontation
wigging
earful
backhander
pilgarlic
cheek
caning
bollocking
pugnacity
sideswipe
defilement
pooh-poohing
scurrilousness
carpeting
rollicking
slagging off
deprecation
joking
presumption
whispering campaign
ill-treatment
false imputation
combativeness
roasting
put-down
nerve
disagreement
belligerence
presumptuousness
venom
joshing
ribbing
kidding
kidology
chiacking
sauciness
disapproval
razzing
gibes
goofing
impoliteness
cheekiness
sauce
dressing-down
forwardness
taking the mickey
winding up
sport
flippancy
telling-off
ticking off
verbal assault
lip
rap over the knuckles
insubordination
unkindness
irreverence
bad turn
lack of respect
ill turn
rap
dirty linen
smear campaigning
tall tale
scandalous remark
more ❯
“I phrased it as a sarcastic
taunt
, but I genuinely wanted to know the answer.”
Noun
▲
A joke, typically a critical or unkind one
crack
joke
jest
gag
jibe
quip
wisecrack
aphorism
gibe
witticism
aside
banter
epigram
pleasantry
repartee
sally
boff
boffo
boffola
dig
drollery
giggle
insinuation
jape
josh
laugh
nifty
rib
slight
slur
waggery
funny
pun
remark
return
yuck
yuk
funny remark
one-liner
cutting remark
witty remark
smart remark
bon mot
barb
jeer
sneer
affront
insult
comeback
hoax
play on words
rejoinder
ruse
prank
wile
fun
double entendre
shaggy dog story
flash of wit
spoof
play
rib-tickler
more ❯
“The German mistook Ian's question as a playful
taunt
, one he was far too quick to respond to.”
Noun
▲
The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
ridicule
mockery
derision
scorn
contempt
teasing
disdain
scoffing
caricature
parody
satire
joking
burlesque
jeer
kidding
jeering
joshing
sarcasm
badinage
sneering
banter
sneer
travesty
raillery
taunting
disparagement
jibing
ragging
chaff
dig
lampoon
ribbing
persiflage
rib
irony
laughter
gibe
sport
chaffing
farce
comeback
jab
slam
razz
swipe
mimicry
kidology
sneers
taunts
chiacking
goofing
razzing
roast
jibes
twitting
buffoonery
foolery
leer
mordancy
needling
put down
rally
sardonicism
put-on
winding up
parting shot
taking the mickey
pulling someone's chain
contumely
slight
derisiveness
mocking
tickling
disrespect
jeers
denigration
insult
pooh-poohing
Bronx cheer
lampooning
repartee
jesting
fun
gibes
heckling
vilification
obloquy
scornfulness
insults
crack
backhander
slap
pilgarlic
brickbat
dump
bantering
backhanded compliment
lampoonery
josh
pleasantry
play
asteism
leg-pulling
roasting
fooling around
skylarking
mischief
clowning about
antics
clowning around
jokes
backchat
wordplay
crosstalk
ripostes
sallies
quips
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A challenge, especially to prove one's courage
dare
challenge
goad
spur
provocation
stimulus
ultimatum
invitation
summons
gauntlet
threat
summons to contest
requisition
incitement
incentive
impetus
motivation
encouragement
instigation
impulse
stimulant
inducement
boost
incitation
momentum
stimulation
yeast
inspiration
urging
goading
pressure
cause
prompting
prodding
stirring
excitement
reason
rousing
baiting
egging on
casus belli
red rag
motive
catalyst
shot in the arm
persuasion
fillip
push
lure
prompt
prod
bait
influence
urge
drive
animation
turn-on
enticement
stirring up
agitation
kick up the backside
attraction
titillation
tittivation
arousal
enlivenment
awakening
temptation
draw
carrot
invigoration
US
pull
impulsion
clarion call
envigoration
UK
motivating force
come-on
kindling
pushing
pressing
allurement
rationale
activation
fuelling
UK
sweetener
kick
actuation
propellant
trigger
flash
charge
sting
piquing
goal
fueling
US
response
grounds
ground
douceur
geeing-up
whipping up
excitant
movement
reaction
driving force
carrot and stick
ammunition
fodder
whip
initiation
prick
purpose
spurring
needle
will
behest
inception
jog
coaxing
fuel
oxygen
force
pressurization
US
spark plug
magnet
thrust
allure
propulsion
exhilaration
snare
food
intellectual nourishment
exhortation
decoy
lift
trap
piquancy
refreshment
shove
tonic
impellent
motive power
pick-me-up
seducement
overture
kick-start
pressurisation
UK
needling
beseeching
inveiglement
blandishment
offer
arm-twisting
bang
fireworks
precipitant
siren song
reminding
reason why
eye-opener
cue
fomentation
arousing
enkindling
spurring on
stoking up
hate-mongering
triggering off
convincing
inducing
persuading
conversion
suasion
consideration
bribe
hook
con
reward
leader
desire
brainwash
twist
perk
hard sell
sweet talk
snow job
soft soap
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Contentious language or remarks aiming to taunt, threaten, or disparage others
fighting words
insults
provocation
taunts
terms of disparagement
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