lampooning

verb

present participle of lampoon
as in satirizing

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampooning
  1. parodying
  2. caricaturing
  3. mocking
  4. ridiculing
  5. deriding
  6. spoofing
  7. imitating
  8. mimicking
Verb
  • The popular national chain of gas stations and convenience stores agreed to settle a lawsuit with an oddities store outside Winter Park earlier this year over a collection of merchandise parodying the company’s iconic, bucktoothed logo.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The chatbot would then produce a snide response parodying Chan.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodying
Verb
  • After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
    — Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of caricaturing
Verb
  • As recently as five years ago, meme users were still mocking Cullen’s sparkling appearance.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • He was criticized for outing LGBTQ+ stars who hadn’t revealed their sexuality publicly, and for bullying others by mocking their misfortune.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trump hailed Bray’s announcement in a Truth Social post ridiculing the Indiana Senate leader.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of ridiculing
Verb
  • In response, the players went on strike, deriding the proposal as anti-labor.
    — Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Polling suggests deriding Democrats as socialists also won't be effective come the November election.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of deriding
Verb
  • Its proprietary signal incorporates a dynamic cryptographic watermark intended to protect users against spoofing.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • CyberGuy has also explained how scammers impersonate water and other utility companies by spoofing familiar phone numbers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoofing
Verb
  • The future of flooring, countertops, and walls isn’t about imitating nature.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In light of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Loretto sounds a warning to leaders about imitating the language used by AI tools.
    — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • GLP-1s work by mimicking glucagon-like peptide-1, a hormone in the body that regulates blood sugar, appetite, and digestion.
    — Jessica Starr, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Many professional investors and funds closely track the index, either mimicking it or at least measuring their performance against it.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimicking
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

lampooners
lampooning
lampoons
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Lampooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampooning. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on lampooning

Nglish: Translation of lampooning for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of divulge

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All