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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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as in ridiculing
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Recent Examples of mocking
Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
In the essay, the 37-year-old recalled how Trachtenberg was often bullied by their peers, with kids mocking her for her role in Harriet the Spy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Schlossberg concluded his video by again mocking Rogan for his height.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Banks, for her part, decided to add a fake entry of her own, mocking Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric while also using a slur often weaponized against the trans community.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
On the road, opposing crowds engage in mocking chants, begging the Lakers coach to put him in.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
While this might appear to be a cause of concern, some corners of the internet are celebrating and mocking S&P and DOW markets nosebombing.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev responded by mocking Macron as someone who posed no threat himself and would soon disappear from the political scene.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Memes thrive on this sort of subversion, so there’s an argument to be made that the mocking reaction, the creating of jokes around Adrien Brody’s win, is a kickback against his own behavior and public image.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
Bannon talked over and through Newsom’s questions, goading the governor at certain points, gently mocking him at others.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
In the essay, the 37-year-old recalled how Trachtenberg was often bullied by their peers, with kids mocking her for her role in Harriet the Spy.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Schlossberg concluded his video by again mocking Rogan for his height.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Banks, for her part, decided to add a fake entry of her own, mocking Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric while also using a slur often weaponized against the trans community.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
On the road, opposing crowds engage in mocking chants, begging the Lakers coach to put him in.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
While this might appear to be a cause of concern, some corners of the internet are celebrating and mocking S&P and DOW markets nosebombing.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
However, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev responded by mocking Macron as someone who posed no threat himself and would soon disappear from the political scene.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Memes thrive on this sort of subversion, so there’s an argument to be made that the mocking reaction, the creating of jokes around Adrien Brody’s win, is a kickback against his own behavior and public image.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocking
Verb
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At times, Phillips’ dialogue seems to be ridiculing his screenplay’s own improbability and sloppy logic gaps, as well as the genre itself.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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The post was met with accounts celebrating the withdrawal and ridiculing past decisions.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Led by Gary Oldman’s flatulent and sardonic Jackson Lamb, the ‘slow horses’ of Slough House prove weirdly effective, often confounding MI5’s Second Desk Diana Taverner (Kristen Scott-Thomas) and, as of Season 4, its First Desk Claude Whelan (James Tallis).—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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In Moderation, Elaine Castillo’s sardonic new novel, Girlie Delmundo, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, works as a content moderator at a major tech company.—
Sarah Rose Etter,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sketch sees Sarah Sherman imitating Wood’s Chelsea, cartoonishly wide-eyed, donned in large false teeth and speaking in a thick accent.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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The company uses data and AI learning to simulate attacks that go beyond just imitating an individual’s voice – like most modern sophisticated phishing attacks, the technology uses details about someone’s family, background, personality and more.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wall Street reacted to the delays with a derisive nickname TACO, for Trump Always Chickens Out.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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His comment about being the solution drew derisive laughter from some in the audience.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
Verb
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That means doing your best to find even the smallest ways to make self-care part of your daily routine.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trump, too, is scornful of what European diplomacy could achieve, declaring recently that Iran doesn’t want to talk to Europe.—
Garret Martin,
The Conversation,
15 July 2025
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The cast gets a huge boost at midseason with the arrival of John Leguizamo, equally broadly funny and vulnerable as Dave’s disgraced former partner, and Anna Chlumsky, hilariously scornful as a law enforcement outsider who gets brought into the story’s chaos.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Each of the duo of circular tasting rooms is embellished with a domed, conical ceiling, with wooden ribbing.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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“Mocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocking. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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