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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of mocks
Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggi, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
One user replied with a GIF of a scene in Keeping Up with the Kardashians in which Kourtney Kardashian mocks sister Kim for being distressed about losing a diamond earring in the ocean.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In an odd twist, ESPN’s Matt Miller mocks Joly to Denver with the 111th pick — which is the fourth-rounder that Miami dealt to the Broncos in the Jaylen Waddle deal that netted the Dolphins picks in the first, third and fourth rounds.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
This seems like a reach, but many mocks now have Cooper, previously considered a second-round pick, going to the Jets in the middle of the first round.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 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
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
That led head coach Sean Payton to describe the wait as Barron fell through the teens toward them and, well, to mock the mocks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 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
Verb
But her desperation seems exposed at Cupertino, too, where Little Tim mocks her for her dim suggestion that psychotherapists be deployed to the company’s Guangzhou factory to cool down a labor crisis.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggi, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
One user replied with a GIF of a scene in Keeping Up with the Kardashians in which Kourtney Kardashian mocks sister Kim for being distressed about losing a diamond earring in the ocean.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In an odd twist, ESPN’s Matt Miller mocks Joly to Denver with the 111th pick — which is the fourth-rounder that Miami dealt to the Broncos in the Jaylen Waddle deal that netted the Dolphins picks in the first, third and fourth rounds.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
This seems like a reach, but many mocks now have Cooper, previously considered a second-round pick, going to the Jets in the middle of the first round.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Apr. 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
Noun
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
That led head coach Sean Payton to describe the wait as Barron fell through the teens toward them and, well, to mock the mocks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocks
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The pieces are all made from fade- and weather-resistant poly material, which even imitates the look of wood grain for a more stylish finish.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2026
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Aristotle said that art imitates nature (ars imitatur naturam), and for centuries, many artists sought to imitate their subjects as realistically as possible.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.—
Jeanette Tran,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2026
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Still, a young kid is a young kid no matter the era, and to fulfill his wish of seeing real dinosaurs, Arco disobeys his parents.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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One of his jokes in particular has drawn new attention, given the shooting incident at the dinner on Saturday, forcing the Secret Service to rush the Trumps and other administration officials from the dais and other seats near the stage.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kimmel delivered the jokes about the first lady at a special version of his show that included his version of a fake monologue for the WHCD.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the month following the March 2 vote on the $6 billion tax breaks, more than 100 residents circulated copies of a petition seeking to bring the financing plan to a public vote.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Moby-Dick initially sold fewer than four thousand copies, of which six hundred were in the United Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.—
Alexander Durie,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The notion that Related is a rapacious developer being handed a giveaway ignores the history.—
Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The authors take aim at TRIPS and TRIPS-Plus agreements by stressing the dangers of a colonialism of information that ignores individual countries’ political and economic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The sites mix factual assertions about their targets with unsubstantiated conspiracies and defamatory claims of misconduct ranging from extortion and embezzlement to drug dealing and prostitution.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Moscow has also accused NATO nations of allowing their airspace to be used by Ukrainian drones attacking Russian targets -- allegations NATO leaders have denied.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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