Synonyms of mocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mock

1

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
• sends up
• travesties
• derides
• emulates
• simulates
• plays
• lampoons
• performs
• reproduces
• pretends
• feigns
• replicates
• exaggerates
• enhances
• elaborates
• embellishes
• dissembles
• parrots
• stretches
• personates
• acts
• apes
• gibes
• monkeys
• amplifies
• overstates
• embroiders
• duplicates
• expands
• impersonates
• fakes
• magnifies
• mimes
• 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)
• shoots down
• torments
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• cocks snooks (at)
• targets
• bad-mouths
• scoffs (at)
• satirizes
• razzes
• sneers (at)
• quizzes
• lampoons
• mimics
• 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

3

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

2

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

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

And finally, another one of Wang’s creations mocks Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine’s infamously cringe sexts by showing the pop star losing his mind to a picture of Jolly’s derriere in an Instagram DM. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts. — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Too often international agencies are established with seemingly noble purposes but end up descending into blatant politicization that mocks their original intent. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers insulted their Catholic paying customers by honoring a drag group that parades around as nuns and mocks their religion. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is demanding all copies of Unethical Hoops, a new Operation-style board game that mocks his foul-drawing reputation, be destroyed. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

And after running expansion mocks before the April 3 proceedings, the Tempo anticipated veteran wing Bridget Carleton — native of Chatham, Ontario – would be available for the second pick. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026

Noun

Idzik and fellow walk-on Jordan Garside would reserve a lecture hall in the business school, write their mocks on the whiteboard and throw a two-person draft party. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Early on in the pre-draft process, Stirtz was a popular match for Denver in mocks. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

Others do multiple mocks so one of them might be right or entire seven-round mocks that incorporate draft-night trade predictions. — Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026

For all his royal status, Hamlet is a figure of resistance, who targets, mocks, humiliates, and ultimately kills a king. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026

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

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