MOCKERIES Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

mockeries

noun

plural of mockery

as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the predetermined outcome of the hearings made them a mockery of true justice

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as in jokes

a person or thing that is made fun of you won't make a mockery of me!

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as in ridicules

the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something insulted by their mockery of his mannerisms

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Noun

The name of the collection parodies the seriousness of the museum, even as the collection itself is the kind of thing that has traditionally gotten scant attention within actual institutions.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
His high-water mark was without a doubt the United Way commercial, one of the best commercial parodies of the last 25 years.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of parodies

Noun

They trade glances across the table and crack jokes that don’t always need explaining; the years together have apparently given them their own shorthand and inside humor.

— Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
The jokes made about the city were the work of Jack Burditt, a native of northeast Ohio who co-wrote the episode.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of jokes

Noun

Instead of digging into the details of personality and circumstance — this school has a specific class for Shakespeare and also English teachers who are literature-hating caricatures?

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Last month, retailer Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment that critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.

— Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of caricatures

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Like Rick Nelson’s fools, the Zellners also rush in where angels fear to tread, and their love for the bizarre, the cool and the crazy is, like the epidemic of emotions facing the Alpha Gang, wildly infectious.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Some want to live vicariously through them, while others joke about the poor fools who fell for their tactics.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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