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as in ridiculing
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as in parodying
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in taunting
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeying
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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Recent Examples of mocking
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Afroman celebrated his legal victory in a video on Wednesday after winning a defamation lawsuit filed by several Ohio sheriff's deputies who accused the rapper of mocking and allegedly lying about them in music videos, following a 2022 raid on his home.
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Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Mutch was likely made aware of Chandler’s mocking verses, as some of Chandler’s biographers suggest.
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Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
The decision received some mocking on social media.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Strip Law is a show that prefers to keep everything very close to the surface, including its case-of-the-week mocking of how surface-level Las Vegas is — even if roughly half those cases don’t have much to do with Vegas at all.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
In his verse, Bad Bunny directly addresses the chats, calling attention to Rosselló’s mocking of the dead from Hurricane María and his rampant homophobia.
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Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
With a mocking appreciation for her overbearing family and caustic wit for her younger self, Yajia warmly works from the thesis that kids are extraordinarily weird, scary, and kind-of-dumb creatures who really don’t know any better.
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Brian Boone,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
The cast, for their part, have not let up on their mocking of him.
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Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Reese and the Dream played Indiana on Thursday as well, where Reese was caught mocking Clark by flailing around during the stoppage in play.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Statistician Andrew Gelman published one of Dialog’s invitations to his blog in 2022 in a largely mocking post.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
White children often followed him to the woods, mocking him and throwing dirt in his face.
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Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
During the traffic stop, according to the lawsuit, officers pointed firearms at Cartee and handcuffed him behind his back before pulling him backward by the arms into the patrol vehicle and mocking him for being in pain.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Adjective
To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Arteta and his Arsenal squad have, of course, downplayed the noise around the club this season, arguing that the widespread mocking doesn’t impact the inner sanctum of the team.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Afroman celebrated his legal victory in a video on Wednesday after winning a defamation lawsuit filed by several Ohio sheriff's deputies who accused the rapper of mocking and allegedly lying about them in music videos, following a 2022 raid on his home.
—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Mutch was likely made aware of Chandler’s mocking verses, as some of Chandler’s biographers suggest.
—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
The decision received some mocking on social media.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Strip Law is a show that prefers to keep everything very close to the surface, including its case-of-the-week mocking of how surface-level Las Vegas is — even if roughly half those cases don’t have much to do with Vegas at all.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
In his verse, Bad Bunny directly addresses the chats, calling attention to Rosselló’s mocking of the dead from Hurricane María and his rampant homophobia.
—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
With a mocking appreciation for her overbearing family and caustic wit for her younger self, Yajia warmly works from the thesis that kids are extraordinarily weird, scary, and kind-of-dumb creatures who really don’t know any better.
—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
The cast, for their part, have not let up on their mocking of him.
—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking everyday scenarios.
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Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Reese and the Dream played Indiana on Thursday as well, where Reese was caught mocking Clark by flailing around during the stoppage in play.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Statistician Andrew Gelman published one of Dialog’s invitations to his blog in 2022 in a largely mocking post.
—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
White children often followed him to the woods, mocking him and throwing dirt in his face.
—
Leila Tarakji,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
During the traffic stop, according to the lawsuit, officers pointed firearms at Cartee and handcuffed him behind his back before pulling him backward by the arms into the patrol vehicle and mocking him for being in pain.
—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocking
Adjective
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And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer.
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John Pankow played Ira, Paul’s sardonic, womanizing cousin.
Noun
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My heart beats faster just thinking about all of them, no kidding.
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Just kidding, massage certificate is the way to go.
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It's been 13 years since the last Scary Movie hit theaters in 2013, and the newest installment reverts to its roots in parodying a variety of movies and television shows.
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Regardless, everyone approves of Kiana, with Zack good-naturedly parodying her sunglasses and the girls encouraging him to lock it down despite the tumultuous relationships their friend group seems to attract.
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Speaking of which, when news broke Friday that much of the team’s equipment had been stolen, there was a nearly instantaneous social media ridiculing of the city.
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The internet absolutely let Clavicular have it, ridiculing the influencer with a barrage of memes.
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Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way.
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Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun.
Adjective
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.
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But this time, American allies have balked at Trump’s request to send warships to help transport oil through the strait, suggesting there is a limit to how far Europe will go to keep Trump onside in Ukraine and demonstrating the upshot of Trump’s derisive attitude toward alliances.
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No fooling, April brings some pretty interesting surprises on Netflix.
Verb
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Some of the most notable moments show Atlas imitating human emotional reactions.
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To celebrate, Gazza lay down on the grass and opened his mouth wide, imitating the dentist’s chair that had got him and his team-mates into so much bother a few weeks earlier.
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“Mocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocking. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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