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 Engineers there use full-scale mechanical mock-ups, robotic arms, and virtual control systems. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Initially focused on pedigree, a junior designer's innovative mock-up taught him that hunger and ideas are paramount. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 At Ole Miss, the school rolled out its Heisman campaign featuring Chambliss and Kewan Lacey on mock-ups of political placards around town. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for mock-up

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Noun

Researchers say additional multiphysics simulations and vehicle-level testing remain necessary.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Seven of the eight simulations ran 10 agents from the same model; the eighth mixed models together.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of simulation

Noun

And in lower Manhattan, the old twin towers of the World Trade Center still stand sentry in Macken's miniature Gotham, albeit alongside One World Trade Center and the other gleaming skyscrapers constructed after the 2001 terror attacks.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
HeeHaw, a petting zoo miniature donkey at Elsberry Riding and Farm in Rockmart, was shot by a Cedartown police officer who was conducting an unrelated search for a missing girl.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of miniature

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However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Apparently, the king was not given an advance copy, but Prince Harry did receive one weeks ago.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 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

But warmer temperatures favor mosquito reproduction and can mean the transmission season sometimes lasts as late as November, Bella explained.

— Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Copyright law then provided a framework for determining ownership, licensing, reproduction and compensation.

— Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reproduction

Noun

The museum learned about the model after a video shared by Macken’s daughter featuring the replica went viral, prompting staff to reach out.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Researchers will also create a 3-D scan of the tooth, which will be used to produce a replica.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of replica

Noun

Angelyne, the authentic one rather than the TV facsimile, still rejects both the account and the series built from it.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
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

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