mocking

How many syllables in mocking?

There are 2 syllables in the word mocking.

Divide mocking into syllables:

mock · ing

How to pronounce mocking:

Synonyms for mocking:

contemptuous

contumelious

cynical

defeatist

derisive

derisory

disdainful

disrespectful

distrustful

fatalistic

gibelike

insulting

ironic

ironical

irreverent

jeering

misanthropic

mistrustful

negative

negativist

negativistic

pessimistic

sarcastic

sardonic

satiric

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Antonyms for mocking:

friendly

good-humored

good-humoured

open

respectful

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