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derisive

Divide derisive into syllables:

de · ri · sive

How to pronounce derisive:

Synonyms for derisive:

jeeringtauntingridiculouscontemptuousinsaneludicrousdumbunreasonablefoolishincredible
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Antonyms for derisive:

reverentialconsideratecomplimentarycourteousobsequiousdeferentpoliteflatteringwell-manneredobedient
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