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mock

Definition for mock

adjective as in artificial, fake

Strongest matches

bogus, make believe, phony, simulated

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counterfeit, dummy, ersatz, faked, feigned, forged, imitation, mimic, pretended, pseudo, put on, sham, substitute

Weak matches

apish, false, fraudulent, hokey, imitative, quasi, so-called, spurious, unreal

verb as in ridicule

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deride, insult, parody, scoff, scorn, taunt, tease

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buffoon, burlesque, caricature, chaff, flout, hoot, jape, jeer, kid, needle, rally, rib, sneer, travesty

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laugh at, make fun of, poke fun at, show contempt, thumb nose at

verb as in mimic

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imitate, lampoon, parody, satirize

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affect, ape, assume, burlesque, caricature, counterfeit, ditto, do, fake, feign, mime, mirror, simulate, travesty

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hoke, send up, take off

verb as in deceive

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belie, betray, defy

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beguile, challenge, cheat, defeat, delude, disappoint, dupe, elude, foil, fool, frustrate, juggle, mislead, thwart

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double-cross, let down, sell out

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Example Sentences

She laughed, then mocked me as she blew out the window.

From Los Angeles Times

So instead of dismissing or mocking or ignoring Smith, Democrats would be well-served to study him.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of the frequent mocking by Trump for being a "weak" leader, they might dare to believe that Carney will be able to reset the personal chemistry at least.

From BBC

Trump mocked the fears over imminent inflation by sneering that it's merely "a little disturbance."

From Salon

Investment firm Abrdn will add the vowels back into its name after dropping them in a rebrand that was widely mocked.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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