Synonyms of parodying

parodying

verb

present participle of parody

as in mocking

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

parodying a public figure's distinctive mannerisms takes particular talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocking
• imitating
• doing
• spoofing
• mimicking
• caricaturing
• ridiculing
• emulating
• burlesquing
• satirizing
• simulating
• performing
• reproducing
• sending up
• playing
• lampooning
• pretending
• travestying
• deriding
• aping
• parroting
• replicating
• enhancing
• stretching
• personating
• acting
• duplicating
• gibing
• exaggerating
• feigning
• monkeying
• elaborating
• miming
• expanding
• embroidering
• shamming
• pantomiming
• faking
• counterfeiting
• impersonating
• overstating
• dissembling
• embellishing
• amplifying
• copycatting
• padding
• playing up
• overdrawing
• pasquinading
• enlarging (on or upon)
• magnifying
• putting on
• fleshing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parodying

The latter went from working on Star Trek properties (Next Gen, Voyager, Enterprise) to parodying them with MacFarlane on The Orville. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

The White House announced Arcade on social media with a series of animations parodying Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo loading screens. — Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Over two months, the protesters and their supporters – most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ – used Instagram and Snapchat to connect, organize, and share countless reels parodying the government. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

The popular national chain of gas stations and convenience stores agreed to settle a lawsuit with an oddities store outside Winter Park earlier this year over a collection of merchandise parodying the company’s iconic, bucktoothed logo. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

The chatbot would then produce a snide response parodying Chan. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Grande said, parodying one of his lines from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan. — Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026

It's been 13 years since the last Scary Movie hit theaters in 2013, and the newest installment reverts to its roots in parodying a variety of movies and television shows. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026