What is "derisory" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "derisory": incongruous;inviting ridicule

Adjective

Pronunciation in UK: /dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/

Synonyms:

derisive, haughty, insulting, disrespectful, condescending, disdainful, scornful, audacious, bold, cavalier, cheeky, cool, hard, hard-nosed, high and mighty, opprobrious, sardonic, sneering, snippy, snobbish, snooty, snotty, supercilious, temperamental, uppity, upstage, contumelious, cold-shoulder, dog it, high hat, on high horse, insane, ridiculous, irresponsible, ludicrous, goofy, preposterous, outrageous, strange, silly, absurd, weird, foolish, odd, bizarre, loony, eccentric, wild, balmy, cockeyed, fatuous, foolhardy, half-baked, harebrained, idiotic, impracticable, imprudent, inane, inappropriate, nonsensical, peculiar, puerile, quixotic, senseless, short-sighted, unworkable, beyond all reason, ill-conceived, out of all reason, funny, ludicrous, preposterous, outrageous, ridiculous, amusing, laughable, slapstick, comical, camp, comic, droll, nonsensical, risible, stupid, diverting, campy, for grins, gelastic, joshing, funny, fantastic, farcical, humorous, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, absurd, hilarious, bizarre, nonsensical, comical, amusing, asinine, camp, comic, derisive, droll, eccentric, entertaining, facetious, inane, jocose, jocular, mirthful, mocking, rich, riot, risible, scream, unusual, witty, diverting, campy, gelastic, har-har, jokey, joshing, measly, insignificant, meager, miserable, pitiful, trivial, puny, base, beggarly, cheap, common, contemptible, despicable, ineffectual, limited, low, mean, minor, narrow, petty, picayune, piddling, set, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, slight, small, sorry, trashy, trifling, unimportant, vile, wretched, inconsiderable, low-down, unconsequential, niggling, trifling, little, measly, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, puny, trivial, unimportant, useless, worthless, pettifogging, unbelievable, incredible, ludicrous, fantastic, wacky, preposterous, outrageous, goofy, silly, absurd, impossible, laughable, foolish, nonsensical, bizarre, antic, comic, comical, contemptible, daffy, droll, farcical, grotesque, harebrained, hilarious, jerky, nutty, risible, sappy, slaphappy, foolheaded, gelastic, humorous, diverting, riot, camp, mocking, amusing, entertaining, scream, absurd, asinine, bizarre, comic, comical, derisive, droll, eccentric, facetious, fantastic, farcical, funny, hilarious, inane, jocose, jocular, ludicrous, mirthful, nonsensical, preposterous, rich, ridiculous, risible, unusual, witty, joshing, campy, gelastic, har-har, jokey,

Antonyms:

flattering, respectful, polite, respected, praising, humble, shy, rational, sensible, careful, logical, usual, wise, sane, reasonable, serious, normal, regular, balanced, realistic, responsible, smart, believeable, dislike, hate, tragic, sensible, real, sad, serious, reasonable, grave, unfunny, dramatic, tragic, usual, sensible, logical, sad, serious, common, normal, reasonable, grave, unfunny, sufficient, consequential, valuable, large, worthwhile, wealthy, worthy, plenty, important, significant, substantial, big, happy, rich, important, major, significant, believable, credible, plausible, possible, tenable, logical, sensible, usual, wise, bad, poor, reasonable, good, serious, boring, tiring, unfunny,