Synonyms of spoof

spoof 1 of 2

noun

as in parody

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect

many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parody
• satire
• caricature
• burlesque
• send-up
• imitation
• takeoff
• rib
• travesty
• comedy
• sketch
• put-on
• farce
• distortion
• lampoon
• mockery
• exaggeration
• impersonation
• humor
• slapstick
• squib
• mimicking

spoof

2 of 2

verb

ˈspüf 

1

as in to parody

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parody
• mock
• imitate
• do
• mimic
• caricature
• burlesque
• send up
• simulate
• emulate
• satirize
• travesty
• play
• perform
• ridicule
• lampoon
• reproduce
• pretend
• jibe
• replicate
• fake
• deride
• duplicate
• gibe
• counterfeit
• parrot
• elaborate
• ape
• enhance
• act
• monkey
• feign
• pasquinade
• sham
• personate
• pad
• stretch
• exaggerate
• pantomime
• mime
• copycat
• impersonate
• dissemble
• enlarge (on or upon)
• play up
• flesh (out)
• embellish
• embroider
• expand
• amplify
• overstate
• put on
• magnify
• overdraw

2

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue

the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trick
• fool
• deceive
• hoax
• tease
• dupe
• kid
• mislead
• con
• bluff
• delude
• sting
• cheat
• hoodwink
• sucker
• gaff
• suck in
• juggle
• humbug
• gull
• bamboozle
• misinform
• snow
• misguide
• string along
• hornswoggle
• buffalo
• catch
• fake out
• take in
• cozen
• have on
• beguile
• burn
• have
• snooker
• lead one up the garden path
• pull one's leg
• do a number on
• gammon
• lead one down the garden path
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• swindle
• defraud
• put on
• stick
• fleece
• hustle
• shortchange
• skin
• flimflam
• diddle
• euchre
• squeeze
• chisel
• bleed
• rook
• mulct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• expose
• show up
• debunk
• unmask
• uncover
• undeceive
• tell
• disclose
• divulge
• unveil
• uncloak
• disillusion
• disabuse
• disenchant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spoof

Noun

Other people and publications dug the Severance spoof — as of this writing, the Ravens’ reveal video had 9,000 likes on X and nearly 3,000 on YouTube (with 70,000 views). —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

However, fans were led to believe the spoof was still bothering her as she was photographed crying in London on Monday. —Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Verb

This includes spoofed Google support addresses, Gmail passwords and even federal agency phone numbers. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Scams can take many forms, including counterfeit or non-existent products sold on social media marketplaces, phishing emails, fake websites, spoofed Caller IDs on mobile phones, fake profiles on dating sites, fake jobs on job boards, among others. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 June 2025