Synonyms for mockery
ˈmɒk ə rimock·e·ry

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1. mockery

   Banter is the touching upon some fault, weakness, or fancied secret of another in a way half to pique and half to please; badinage is delicate, refined banter. Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant. Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter. All the other words have a hostile intent. Ridicule makes a person or thing the subject of contemptuous merriment; derision seeks to make the object derided seem utterly despicable — to laugh it to scorn. Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob. Mockery is more studied, and may include mimicry and personal violence, as well as scornful speech. A satire is a formal composition; a sarcasm may be an impromptu sentence. The satire shows up follies to keep people from them; the sarcasm hits them because they are foolish, without inquiring whether it will do good or harm; the satire is plainly uttered; the sarcasm is covert.

   Synonyms:
   badinage, banter, chaff, derision, irony, jeering, raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire

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1. jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffingnoun

   showing your contempt by derision

   Synonyms:
   jeering, parody, charade, spoof, jeer, lampoon, scoff, pasquinade, burlesque, travesty, scoffing, sendup, put-on, takeoff

2. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms:
   jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, takeoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, travesty, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence

3. parody, mockery, takeoffnoun

   humorous or satirical mimicry

   Synonyms:
   parody, burlesque, sendup, charade, spoof, jeer, lampoon, scoff, pasquinade, jeering, takeoff, scoffing, travesty, put-on

Matched Categories

1. • Caricature
   • Derision
   • Mimicry

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1. mockerynoun

   Synonyms:
   ridicule, derision, scorn, jeering, contemptuous mimicry

2. mockerynoun

   Synonyms:
   sport, subject of ridicule

3. mockerynoun

   Synonyms:
   show, imitation, counterfeit

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1. mockerynoun

   Synonyms:
   mimicry, ridicule, derision, jeering, scouting, counterfeit, sham, travesty, farce, disappointment

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1. List of paraphrases for "mockery":

   travesty, farce, parody, derision, charade, ridicule, insult, irony, caricature, masquerade, sham, satire, joke, affront

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How to use mockery in a sentence?

1. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil:

   Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology.

2. Craig Peters:

   This verdict makes a mockery of justice by believing an incoherent story professed by an admitted liar, and then compensating that liar with an award… while subjecting these boys to a sentence that is reserved for unredeemable, career criminals that commit premeditated killings.

3. David Whelan:

   The United States government wont stand for its citizens being treated this way and as Ambassador (John) Sullivan said on the courthouse steps, subjected to a mockery of justice.

4. Nancy Northup:

   We are devastated that the Supreme Court has refused to block a law that blatantly violates Roe v. Wade. Right now, people seeking abortion across Texas are panicking — they have no idea where or when they will be able to get an abortion, if ever. Texas politicians have succeeded for the moment in making a mockery of the rule of law, upending abortion care in Texas, and forcing patients to leave the state — if they have the means — to get constitutionally protected healthcare. This should send chills down the spine of everyone in this country who cares about the constitution.

5. Julie Hubbard:

   We are encouraged by this dialogue and understanding that being a Cherokee Nation tribal citizen is rooted in centuries of culture and laws not through DNA tests, we are encouraged by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren action and hope that the slurs and mockery of tribal citizens and Indian history and heritage will now come to an end.