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
• satirizes
• emulates
• sends up
• simulates
• travesties
• derides
• plays
• performs
• reproduces
• lampoons
• pretends
• feigns
• replicates
• enhances
• exaggerates
• elaborates
• personates
• stretches
• embellishes
• acts
• parrots
• dissembles
• apes
• gibes
• monkeys
• embroiders
• amplifies
• overstates
• expands
• 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
• jeers
• gibes
• laughs (at)
• scouts
• imitates
• skewers
• makes fun of
• rags on
• pokes fun at
• harasses
• scorns
• makes sport of
• cocks a snook (at)
• torments
• shoots down
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• cocks snooks (at)
• targets
• bad-mouths
• scoffs (at)
• satirizes
• razzes
• sneers (at)
• quizzes
• mimics
• lampoons
• pesters
• ribs
• kids
• pooh-poohs
• caricatures
• twits
• heckles
• jives
• baits
• chaffs
• rallies
• harries
• rides
• pillories
• joshes
• burlesques
• tweaks
• rags
• bugs
• parrots
• catcalls
• apes
• takes off (on)
• travesties
• hassles
• needles
• barracks
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• commends
• applauds
• sanctions

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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
• pooh-poohs
• shrugs off
• breaches
• brushes (off)
• contests
• mutinies (against)
• winks (at)
• tunes out
• 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
• counterfeits
• knockoffs
• rubber stamps
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mocks

Verb

Generally speaking, Normand playfully mocks all sorts of different groups rather equally. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026

Its leader, the president, abuses power, hurts the innocent, and mocks the dead before their families have even begun to grieve. —Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

Loznitsa neither sentimentalizes nor mocks this impulse; for him, the human will to resist, to cling fast to integrity and courage in the face of a mounting totalitarian horror, is something as real, as undeniable, and therefore worth acknowledging, as the horror itself. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it. —Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Today, reality mocks the dream. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

The worst thing Isabella does to Cathy is murder the doll version of her after Cathy mocks her feelings for Heathcliff. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026

Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break? —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026

There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025

Noun

According to the mocks, Sampson’s Cougars, the tournament’s second seed, and top-seeded Arizona could have three or four players taken among the 60 drafted. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

Their mocks reflect a blend of that feedback and their own opinions. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

Bell has been mentioned here for two consecutive mocks now. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026

But most mocks have Concepcion taken between picks 20 and 40. —Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026