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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
Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there
The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 May 2025
The system is designed to familiarize you with basic vocabulary quickly and reinforce its use through mock conversations.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Matt Galatzan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The fifth quarterback drafted in this mock, Mendoza was a pleasant surprise when watching the Cal offense this past season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 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
Following a tweet in which Mistress mocked Tina’s questionable aesthetics, these two openly, congenially despise each other.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there
The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Adjective
After achieving its planned trajectory in space, Starship's upper stage tried to deploy a set of mock Starlink satellites to test its payload deployment capabilities.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 27 May 2025
The system is designed to familiarize you with basic vocabulary quickly and reinforce its use through mock conversations.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
Noun
Alabama had the second most players in the mock with four, while the Miami Hurricanes and Ohio State Buckeyes each had three.
—Matt Galatzan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The fifth quarterback drafted in this mock, Mendoza was a pleasant surprise when watching the Cal offense this past season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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