Synonyms of parodying

parodying

verb

present participle of parody

as in mocking

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

parodying a public figure's distinctive mannerisms takes particular talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• imitating
• doing
• spoofing
• mimicking
• caricaturing
• ridiculing
• emulating
• burlesquing
• satirizing
• simulating
• performing
• reproducing
• sending up
• playing
• lampooning
• pretending
• travestying
• deriding
• aping
• parroting
• replicating
• enhancing
• stretching
• personating
• acting
• duplicating
• gibing
• exaggerating
• feigning
• monkeying
• elaborating
• miming
• expanding
• embroidering
• shamming
• pantomiming
• faking
• counterfeiting
• impersonating
• overstating
• dissembling
• embellishing
• amplifying
• copycatting
• padding
• playing up
• overdrawing
• pasquinading
• enlarging (on or upon)
• magnifying
• putting on
• fleshing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parodying

Arrested Development helped popularize the documentary-style approach to sitcoms while parodying the dysfunction of wealthy families, piercing the cultural mythology surrounding them. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026

The latter went from working on Star Trek properties (Next Gen, Voyager, Enterprise) to parodying them with MacFarlane on The Orville. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

The White House announced Arcade on social media with a series of animations parodying Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo loading screens. — Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Over two months, the protesters and their supporters – most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ – used Instagram and Snapchat to connect, organize, and share countless reels parodying the government. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

The popular national chain of gas stations and convenience stores agreed to settle a lawsuit with an oddities store outside Winter Park earlier this year over a collection of merchandise parodying the company’s iconic, bucktoothed logo. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

The chatbot would then produce a snide response parodying Chan. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Grande said, parodying one of his lines from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026