mock

mock: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. ridicule, mimic, tantalize, jeer at; disappoint. See disrespect. —adj. false, imitation, sham, pseudo. See deception, similarity.

II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. counterfeit, sham, pretended; see false 3 , unreal .
v.
1. [To ridicule]

Syn. deride, make fun of, taunt; see ridicule .

2. [To mimic]

Syn. mimic, burlesque, caricature; see imitate 2 , parody .

3. [To dare]

Syn. brave, defy, challenge; see dare 2 .
See Synonym Study at imitate , ridicule .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
v.
1. ridicule make fun of, taunt, challenge, laugh at, *poke fun at, kid, tease, scoff, jeer, burlesque, *thumb nose at.

2. imitate mimic, impersonate, caricature, ape, parrot, *do, burlesque, lampoon, parody.

ANT.: 1. show respect, honor, *put on a pedestal

II
a.
imitation, fake, artificial, counterfeit, simulated, mimic, *bogus, make-believe, substitute, sham.

ANT.: true, genuine, real

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To make fun or make fun of: deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, ridicule, scoff, scout2, twit. Chiefly British: quiz. Idiom: poke fun at. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT. 2. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody, travesty. Idiom: do a takeoff on. See SAME. II noun A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mockery, parody, sham, travesty. See RESPECT, SAME. III adjective Made to imitate something else: artificial, imitation, manmade, simulated, synthetic. Informal: pretend. See REAL.

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Synonyms:

Ape, mimic, imitate, counterfeit, take off / Deride, ridicule, gibe, jeer, taunt, flout, insult, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of / Illude, deceive, disappoint, balk, cheat, dupe, fool, tantalize, delude, defeat, mislead, elude / Defy, set at nought, False, counterfeit, pretended, feigned, assumed, sham, spurious, clap-trap, make-believe, Ridicule, derision, gibe, jeer, sneer

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