derisive
How many syllables in derisive?
There are 3 syllables in the word derisive.How to pronounce derisive:
Synonyms for derisive:
absurd
cockamamie
comical
contemptuous
crazy
derisory
disrespectful
dumb
fantastical
farcical
fatuous
foolish
for the birds
idiotic
inane
incredible
insane
irrational
jeering
laughable
ludicrous
mocking
pathetic
preposterous
ridiculing
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Antonyms for derisive:
admiring
applauding
appreciative
approbative
approbatory
approving
attentive
chivalrous
civil
commendatory
complimentary
considerate
courteous
courtly
deferent
deferential
dutiful
ennobling
eulogistic
favorable
favourable
fawning
flattering
gallant
genteel
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- mitigate
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- axiom
- suppression
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- perusal
- imminent
- Demeter
- unnumbered
- amethyst
- treacherous
- eminent
- assassin
- evening
- decided
- Tobias
- freedom ride
- good-natured
- frenetic
- delicate
- consolement
- andouille
- addition
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- simplify
- valiant
- bergamot
- burgundy
- Djibouti
- invasion
- principle
- fatigue
- myriad
- no-nonsense
- proboscis
- enigma
- promenade
- erosion
- succinctly
- performance
- Zillian
- celestial
- accustomed
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