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Synonyms for mock
mɒkmock
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
mock
A sneer may be simply a contemptuous facial contortion, or it may be some brief satirical utterance that throws a contemptuous side-light on what it attacks without attempting to prove or disprove; a depreciatory implication may be given in a sneer such as could only be answered by elaborate argument or proof, which would seem to give the attack undue importance:
Who can refute a sneer?
Paley Moral Philosophy bk. v, ch. ix.A fling is careless and commonly pettish; a taunt is intentionally insulting and provoking; the sneer is supercilious; the taunt is defiant. The jeer and gibe are uttered; the gibe is bitter, and often sly or covert; the jeer is rude and open. A scoff may be in act or word, and is commonly directed against that which claims honor, reverence, or worship. Compare BANTER.
Synonyms:
fling, gibe, jeer, scoff, sneer, tauntPreposition:
Only an essentially vicious mind is capable of a sneer at virtue.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
mockadjective
the act of mocking or ridiculing
"they made a mock of him"
mockverb
constituting a copy or imitation of something
"boys in mock battle"
mock, bemockverb
treat with contempt
"The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
Synonyms:
bemockmockverb
imitate with mockery and derision
"The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
Synonyms:
bemock
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
mockverb
Synonyms:
ape, mimic, imitate, counterfeit, take offmockverb
Synonyms:
deride, ridicule, jibe, jeer, taunt, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN ATmockverb
mockadjective
Synonyms:
false, counterfeit, pretended, feigned, assumed, sham, spurious, clap-trap, not real, make-believe
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "mock":
simulated, simulation, analog, imaginary, fictitious, sham, taunt, feigned, false
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#5167 | analog | |
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#15586 | ape | |
#15937 | imaginary | |
#17766 | insult | |
#20014 | sham | |
#23800 | mimic | |
#27219 | fictitious | |
#30329 | deceive | |
#31457 | ridicule | |
#32164 | imitate | |
#32886 | fling | |
#53644 | taunt | |
#66483 | sneer | |
#71713 | scoff | |
#77722 | feigned | |
#103315 | deride | |
#119708 | flout | |
#133401 | jeer | |
#213898 | gibe |
How to use mock in a sentence?
When a guide meets up with someone who is lost, ordinarily his reaction is to direct him on the right path, not mock or malign him, then turn on his heel and walk away. As for you, lead someone to the truth and you will find that he can follow. But as long as you don’t point it out to him, don’t make fun of him; be aware of what you need to work on instead.
I discovered something very significant by mocking the President and that is for a man who loves to mock others, he does not like to be mocked. As it turns out, he's got a pretty thin skin. Who would have thought it ? never mind that I said I wasn't using his words before I said, and I wasn't using his words after I said it, and I said I was making a parody of his words --' It's an outrage ! He mocked the President, that Schiff ! Terrible !'.
This case goes to the heart of what it means to be an American, we have not only the right to criticize government, but to mock it mercilessly.
For the kids who are n’t sexual minorities, it’s also sending a message that it’s okay to mock people who are gay.
We've got mock stores set up, we have different versions of the drive-thru layout.
Translations for mock
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- قلدArabic
- nachäffen, aufziehen, nachahmen, Schein-, hochnehmen, nachgemachtGerman
- κοροϊδεύω, μιμούμαι, απογοητεύωGreek
- mokiEsperanto
- remedar, imitar, burlarSpanish
- ivata, jäljitelmä, teko-, pilkata, ilkkua, matkia, pilkka, pettää, väärennös, harjoituskoeFinnish
- imitation, se moquer, examen blanc, imiter, succédané, parodierFrench
- סניטה, סנט, אכזב, -דמהHebrew
- दिखावटीHindi
- pura-puraIndonesian
- schernire, finto, deludere, derisione, imitare, deridere, parodiare, sbeffeggiare, scimmiottare, simulatoItalian
- מדומהHebrew
- 真似る, 嘲笑, 嘲り, 模造品Japanese
- ყალბი, მოჩვენებითიGeorgian
- whakatoitoi, whakatoiMāori
- herme, imitere, herme etterNorwegian
- naäpen, imiteren, namaak-, afgietsel, namaak, nadoen, imitatieDutch
- mockNorwegian
- kpić, wyśmiewać się, udawany, sztucznyPolish
- imitar, desapontar, escarnecer, simulado, remedar, falso, motejo, escárnio, arremedar, simular, decepcionar, imitação, macaquearPortuguese
- assipayayQuechua
- передразнивать, пародия, подделка, поддельный, подражать, насмешка, имитироватьRussian
- rugatiSerbo-Croatian
- reta, imitera, härma, efterapa, sken-, låtsas-Swedish
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