Clues for the word "RIDICULE"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 36 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on October 31, 2025.
Definition of ridicule
- n. - An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
- n. - Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision.
- n. - Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness.
- v. t. - To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting.
- a. - Ridiculous.
Referring Clues
- Make fun of
- Deride
- Belittle
- Twit
- Make the butt of jokes
- Lampoon
- Poke fun at
- Derision
- Mock(ery)
- Mock
- Make a mockery of the law, holding up police after start of investigation
- Make fun of law officers I backed to break law
- Detectives I upset with regulation about mockery
- Make fun of independent investigator endlessly breaking the law
- Poke fun at cruel idiot, mostly drunk
- Scorn queen? Brummie would, with one fine-tuned clue
- Scoff at and get shot of one silly clue
- Scorn
- Make fun of, when I go through the lucre I'd amassed
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - October 31, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 31, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 23, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2023
- New York Times - August 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 31, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - January 02, 2018
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - April 21, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - December 21, 2015
- Guardian Quick - September 28, 2015
- Guardian Quick - June 16, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - June 15, 2015
- Guardian Quick - July 28, 2014
- Guardian Speedy - March 23, 2014
- Guardian Quick - October 27, 2012
- Jonesin - November 29, 2011
- Guardian Quick - October 16, 2011
- Guardian Quick - May 30, 2011
- Washington Post - November 23, 2008
- Guardian Quick - August 09, 2008
- And in 6 more crossword puzzles...