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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
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The host kicked off the show, mocking the scandal, which saw the highest-ranking national security officials inadvertently add the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine to a Signal group text chain in which leaders discussed plans for an airstrike in Yemen.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Most mock drafts place her as the No. 2 pick behind Connecticut star Paige Bueckers.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars - Mason Graham, DT, Michigan The Jaguars, as every mock seems to have, take Mason Graham to shore up the middle of their defense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Some on social media have responded by expressing frustration with the health care system and celebrating or mocking the killing.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Many Patriots fans attempt to annually mock the Falcons over the infamous loss by reversing the numbers on the calendar.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The host kicked off the show, mocking the scandal, which saw the highest-ranking national security officials inadvertently add the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine to a Signal group text chain in which leaders discussed plans for an airstrike in Yemen.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Resume workshops, mock interviews, and financial literacy classes are often replaced with endless standardized testing.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Most mock drafts place her as the No. 2 pick behind Connecticut star Paige Bueckers.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
Rogan mocks left for wanting to create their own podcast network.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars - Mason Graham, DT, Michigan The Jaguars, as every mock seems to have, take Mason Graham to shore up the middle of their defense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Jackson is no stranger to mocking Combs on social media over his legal dramas and has trolled him many times.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Some on social media have responded by expressing frustration with the health care system and celebrating or mocking the killing.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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