Synonyms of mocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mock

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as in imitates

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

team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitates
• parodies
• does
• spoofs
• mimics
• caricatures
• ridicules
• burlesques
• emulates
• satirizes
• simulates
• sends up
• travesties
• derides
• plays
• performs
• reproduces
• lampoons
• pretends
• jibes
• feigns
• replicates
• enhances
• exaggerates
• elaborates
• personates
• stretches
• embellishes
• acts
• parrots
• dissembles
• apes
• gibes
• monkeys
• embroiders
• amplifies
• expands
• overstates
• duplicates
• impersonates
• fakes
• mimes
• magnifies
• pads
• pantomimes
• shams
• counterfeits
• pasquinades
• plays up
• overdraws
• enlarges (on or upon)
• fleshes (out)
• puts on
• copycats

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as in ridicules

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridicules
• derides
• taunts
• teases
• parodies
• jibes
• jeers
• gibes
• laughs (at)
• imitates
• scouts
• harasses
• skewers
• makes fun of
• rags on
• pokes fun at
• torments
• scorns
• makes sport of
• cocks a snook (at)
• shoots down
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• cocks snooks (at)
• targets
• bad-mouths
• satirizes
• scoffs (at)
• mimics
• razzes
• sneers (at)
• poohs
• quizzes
• lampoons
• pesters
• ribs
• caricatures
• pooh-poohs
• kids
• baits
• twits
• heckles
• jives
• rallies
• rides
• chaffs
• harries
• pillories
• tweaks
• joshes
• burlesques
• rags
• parrots
• bugs
• catcalls
• apes
• takes off (on)
• travesties
• hassles
• needles
• barracks
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• commends
• applauds
• sanctions
• indorses

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as in disobeys

to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of

a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disobeys
• ignores
• violates
• defies
• dismisses
• rejects
• rebels (against)
• opposes
• resists
• disregards
• fights
• scorns
• overlooks
• flouts
• withstands
• passes over
• infringes
• revolts (against)
• transgresses
• scoffs (at)
• breaks
• disputes
• disobliges
• combats
• shrugs off
• pooh-poohs
• breaches
• brushes (off)
• contests
• winks (at)
• mutinies (against)
• tunes out
• poohs
• overpasses
• bucks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• obeys
• conforms (to)
• serves
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• minds
• complies (with)
• surrenders (to)
• concedes (to)
• defers (to)
• stoops (to)
• observes
• keeps
• cooperates (with)
• agrees (to)
• capitulates (to)
• obliges
• hears
• notices
• goose-steps (to)
• watches
• regards
• notes
• attends
• assents (to)
• accedes (to)
• marks
• listens (to)
• heeds
• acquiesces (to)

mocks

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noun

plural of mock

1

as in jokes

a person or thing that is made fun of

they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• targets
• fools
• victims
• sports
• jests
• mockeries
• butts
• laughingstocks
• marks
• derisions
• dupes
• monkeys
• saps
• pigeons
• suckers
• gulls
• chumps
• fall guys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pets
• favorites
• darlings

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as in copies

something that is made to look exactly like something else

obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copies
• reproductions
• replicas
• imitations
• versions
• dupes
• clones
• carbon copies
• duplicates
• dummies
• facsimiles
• replications
• reduplications
• simulations
• duplications
• fakes
• carbons
• phoneys
• counterfeits
• rubber stamps
• knockoffs
• reconstructions
• phonies
• forgeries
• shadows
• mock-ups
• prints
• miniatures
• impressions
• rip-offs
• semblances
• spares
• shams
• reincarnations
• images
• likenesses
• approximations
• re-creations
• imprints
• reserves
• extras

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prototypes
• originals
• archetypes