MOCKERIES Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

mockeries

noun

plural of mockery

as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the predetermined outcome of the hearings made them a mockery of true justice

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as in jokes

a person or thing that is made fun of you won't make a mockery of me!

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as in ridicules

the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something insulted by their mockery of his mannerisms

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Noun

The name of the collection parodies the seriousness of the museum, even as the collection itself is the kind of thing that has traditionally gotten scant attention within actual institutions.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
His high-water mark was without a doubt the United Way commercial, one of the best commercial parodies of the last 25 years.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of parodies

Noun

Television’s rise forced it to reinvent itself by introducing live disc jockeys who played music and told jokes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As a teenager, Davidson would sit in the back of the bus and write jokes on his way to and from basketball games and try them on his teammates.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of jokes

Noun

But Iñárritu’s caricatures become people in a way Kubrick’s don’t; as the bewildered President, for example, John Goodman is simultaneously grounded and theatrical in his presentation, recalling his best work with the Coen brothers.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Instead of digging into the details of personality and circumstance — this school has a specific class for Shakespeare and also English teachers who are literature-hating caricatures?

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of caricatures

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The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
In a room full of fascists and fools, Ahmed’s projection of competence—and of the spluttering exasperation that is the lot of the competent—proves a genuine balm.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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