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as in to parody
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 to ridicule
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 to disobey
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 faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
mock turtle soup
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as in fake
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
since I had inadvertently learned what I was getting, I opened the present with mock surprise
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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as in sardonic
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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 mock
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
During the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll last week, for instance, Trump mocked Biden for being redirected byanaide dressed in a bunny costume.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Lucky for us, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz dives right into that dicey proposition with his very, very early look at the players who could be prominent figures in mock drafts to come.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
After being gifted with a wide receiver in Xavier Worthy after a trade up in last year's NFL draft, in this mock, the team somehow lands Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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
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Verb
Back in Colombia in the 1990s, then-mayor Antanas Mockus replaced 1,800 traffic cops with just 20 mimes, who used silent performance to mock reckless drivers and praise good behavior.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
During the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll last week, for instance, Trump mocked Biden for being redirected byanaide dressed in a bunny costume.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Congratulations to all the top scorers who competed against 1,527 mock drafts!
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Lucky for us, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz dives right into that dicey proposition with his very, very early look at the players who could be prominent figures in mock drafts to come.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Overall, the mock spreads out the positions the team addresses well, with 10 different positions addressed in throughout the seven rounds.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
After being gifted with a wide receiver in Xavier Worthy after a trade up in last year's NFL draft, in this mock, the team somehow lands Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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