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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 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
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images After Atlanta's preseason win to the Dallas Cowboys, an opposing Cowboys fan echoed the mocking mispronunciation of Penix's name that caught the quarterback's attention.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In our polarized age, where doubt is mocked as weakness, their lesson is urgent.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Here, on our visit in in June 2024, the silence and emptiness of the place allow the imagination to wander — bringing those warriors back to life and allowing visualization of their mock battles in a place that has changed so little over time.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Since Kirk's assassination, many people, including teachers, pilots and health care workers have been fired or disciplined for posting hateful, celebratory or mocking social media messages about his death.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Verb
To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Still, the DoE’s X post drew millions of views and many mocking replies, including a community note reminding readers that batteries exist to store power when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
More Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images After Atlanta's preseason win to the Dallas Cowboys, an opposing Cowboys fan echoed the mocking mispronunciation of Penix's name that caught the quarterback's attention.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rubio lauded Bukele and mocked the Biden administration’s attempts to pressure him.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In our polarized age, where doubt is mocked as weakness, their lesson is urgent.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
But over the weekend, some folks who apparently just discovered the band, allegedly got into a tizzy over one aspect of GWAR’s current show — a mock beheading of Tesla CEO and former DOGE boss Elon Musk.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Here, on our visit in in June 2024, the silence and emptiness of the place allow the imagination to wander — bringing those warriors back to life and allowing visualization of their mock battles in a place that has changed so little over time.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This fantasy football mock draft will be completed on ESPN in a 12-team, PPR, 1QB format.
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 5
While the 5th pick is right next to pick six, this mock draft had much different results.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
And Kimmel’s unprecedented defenestration joins a wave of cultural clampdown that crested earlier this year, when Colbert got the shady can from his parent company, likely for mocking the President.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Since Kirk's assassination, many people, including teachers, pilots and health care workers have been fired or disciplined for posting hateful, celebratory or mocking social media messages about his death.
—Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Mocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocking. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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