Synonyms of mock

mock 1 of 3

verb

ˈmäk 

1

as in to parody

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

team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to ridicule

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridicule
• deride
• taunt
• tease
• jeer
• parody
• laugh (at)
• gibe
• scout
• rag on
• imitate
• skewer
• make fun of
• poke fun at
• shoot down
• make sport of
• harass
• torment
• scorn
• target
• disparage
• cock snooks (at)
• decry
• belittle
• scoff (at)
• cock a snook (at)
• mimic
• sneer (at)
• satirize
• quiz
• caricature
• rag
• lampoon
• rally
• bait
• tweak
• heckle
• rib
• razz
• pooh-pooh
• bad-mouth
• ride
• pester
• twit
• needle
• kid
• bug
• jive
• parrot
• pillory
• ape
• take off (on)
• put down
• burlesque
• harry
• chaff
• travesty
• hassle
• josh
• catcall
• barrack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• commend
• applaud
• sanction

3

as in to disobey

to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of

a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disobey
• ignore
• violate
• defy
• dismiss
• reject
• oppose
• resist
• rebel (against)
• fight
• disregard
• scorn
• revolt (against)
• overlook
• pass over
• withstand
• flout
• scoff (at)
• combat
• contest
• dispute
• brush (off)
• tune out
• infringe
• shrug off
• disoblige
• pooh-pooh
• break
• breach
• wink (at)
• transgress
• mutiny (against)
• overpass
• buck

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conform (to)
• follow
• comply (with)
• serve
• obey
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• mind
• concede (to)
• surrender (to)
• defer (to)
• cooperate (with)
• keep
• observe
• agree (to)
• capitulate (to)
• stoop (to)
• hear
• goose-step (to)
• watch
• accede (to)
• attend
• listen (to)
• notice
• assent (to)
• note
• regard
• mark
• oblige
• heed
• acquiesce (to)

mock

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in faux

being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

mock turtle soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faux
• simulated
• fake
• synthetic
• dummy
• imitation
• artificial
• false
• mimic
• imitative
• pretend
• sham
• substitute
• manufactured
• ersatz
• bogus
• factitious
• designer
• counterfeit
• process
• deceptive
• fabricated
• manipulated
• engineered
• man-made
• pseudo
• cultured
• forged
• concocted
• misleading
• unauthentic
• fraudulent
• phony
• feigned
• doctored
• adulterated
• fudged
• juggled
• spurious
• tampered (with)
• affected
• pinchbeck
• brummagem

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• genuine
• natural
• true
• legitimate
• bona fide
• authentic
• valuable
• pure
• quality
• premium
• unadulterated

2

as in fake

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

since I had inadvertently learned what I was getting, I opened the present with mock surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fake
• false
• strained
• simulated
• pseudo
• unnatural
• exaggerated
• mechanical
• affected
• artificial
• forced
• contrived
• feigned
• sham
• assumed
• plastic
• phony
• bogus
• pretended
• theatrical
• spurious
• factitious
• cute
• hollow
• put-on
• pat
• automatic
• empty
• calculated
• manufactured
• deliberate
• fabricated
• formal
• unreal
• hypocritical
• canned
• unrealistic
• labored
• wooden
• insincere
• stiff
• concocted
• conventional
• facile
• unauthentic
• melodramatic
• hokey
• unctuous
• stylized
• histrionic
• conscious
• mealy
• cultivated
• mincing
• rigid
• mealymouthed
• studied
• premeditated
• impersonal
• two-faced
• genteel
• cutesy
• simpering
• overdone
• artful
• overacted
• left-handed
• double-dealing
• inflexible
• overrefined
• goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• genuine
• spontaneous
• natural
• unaffected
• true
• realistic
• artless
• bona fide
• right
• authentic
• sincere
• honest
• easy
• unfeigned
• ingenuous
• unforced
• smooth
• uncontrived
• impromptu
• effortless
• unconscious
• instinctive
• extemporaneous
• unpretending
• impulsive
• unrehearsed
• unstudied
• unprompted

mock

3 of 3

noun

1

as in joke

a person or thing that is made fun of

they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fool
• target
• mockery
• victim
• butt
• derision
• jest
• sport
• laughingstock
• mark
• pigeon
• monkey
• sucker
• gull
• dupe
• chump
• fall guy
• sap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorite
• pet
• darling

2

as in copy

something that is made to look exactly like something else

obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copy
• reproduction
• replica
• imitation
• version
• duplicate
• clone
• dummy
• replication
• dupe
• carbon copy
• carbon
• facsimile
• duplication
• simulation
• reduplication
• reconstruction
• fake
• miniature
• sham
• counterfeit
• forgery
• mock-up
• rubber stamp
• print
• phony
• impression
• knockoff
• rip-off
• image
• semblance
• spare
• reincarnation
• approximation
• likeness
• re-creation
• shadow
• reserve
• extra
• imprint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prototype
• original
• archetype

Synonym Chooser

How is the word mock distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of mock are ape, copy, imitate, and mimic. While all these words mean "to make something so that it resembles an existing thing," mock usually implies imitation with derision.

mocking a vain man's pompous manner

When is ape a more appropriate choice than mock?

The synonyms ape and mock are sometimes interchangeable, but ape may suggest presumptuous, slavish, or inept imitating of a superior original.

American fashion designers aped their European colleagues

When would copy be a good substitute for mock?

While the synonyms copy and mock are close in meaning, copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible.

copied the painting and sold the fake as an original

Where would imitate be a reasonable alternative to mock?

Although the words imitate and mock have much in common, imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation.

imitate a poet's style

When is it sensible to use mimic instead of mock?

While in some cases nearly identical to mock, mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation.

pupils mimicking their teacher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mock

Verb

The White House had celebrated Lemon’s arrest with a mocking post on X on Friday. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026

The posts appeared to mock Pretti and question his characterization as a peaceful protestor. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Adjective

No Longhorns were taken in the first round of Kiper's mock draft. —Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026

Getting closer to the realm of good-faith debate are questions about whether PTA’s mock-Pynchonian wackiness is the proper tone with which to handle such incendiary material. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026

Noun

In his mock, Brugler sent Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling to New England at No. 32 overall. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 12 Dec. 2025

In his most recent mock, Brugler has Love remaining in the midwest and heading to play for an NFC North team with a recent track record of success. —Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025