MOCK-UP Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

mock-up

noun

Definition of mock-up

as in simulation

a full-sized model of something (such as a boat or a car) that is used for studying, testing, or showing its features

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Recent Examples of mock-up The new mock-ups differ from those previously shared in April, which featured the president's face opposite artwork representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026 Alexander’s signature appears below the mock-up, per the Post. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026 Once in space, the ship will release 20 mock-ups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two deployable Starlinks fitted with cameras to take pictures of the rocket’s upper stage in flight. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mock-up

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Noun

Nvidia has paired it with simulation, closed-loop reinforcement learning and data-generation tools intended to accelerate development and validation.

— John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The process combines hardware, software, AI training, simulation, and data collection into a hands-on humanoid development cycle.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of simulation

Noun

This includes pyrotechnics, miniatures, and animatronics to special makeup effects, forced perspective sets and other practical crafts.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Searches are exploding around tactile, beginner-friendly crafts—from crochet and embroidery to miniatures and clay projects, says Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead at Pinterest.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of miniature

Noun

The subpoena sought hard drives, videos, forensic images, and other records related to the review by Cyber Ninjas, according to a copy obtained by Votebeat.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the paper was circulated across the company’s dealership network, with many dealers putting a copy of the Independent in the glove box of every new car.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of copy

Noun

Idzik and fellow walk-on Jordan Garside would reserve a lecture hall in the business school, write their mocks on the whiteboard and throw a two-person draft party.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Early on in the pre-draft process, Stirtz was a popular match for Denver in mocks.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

Definition of mock

Noun

The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitation

Noun

For scholars of that mindset, all reference to precedent—any precedent, either natural or artificial—is mediated by modern technologies of mechanical reproduction, and by an awareness of their ubiquitous sway.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Circled by a verdant reproduction of an enchanted forest, and dressed in a black swan-like two-piece by Ann Demeulemeester, Zardoya held the audience captive with her purring soprano and vampy stare.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduction

Noun

Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
But there’s always the risk that the variations become lifeless facsimiles.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026

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