What is another word for mockery?
596 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɒkəɹi], [ mˈɒkəɹi], [ m_ˈɒ_k_ə_ɹ_i]
Mockery is a word that often connotes derision, scorn, or ridicule. Synonyms for mockery include ridicule, taunt, tease, scorn, derision, jeer, sneer, sarcasm, parody, satirize, lampoon, and caricature. These words all describe various ways of mocking and making fun of someone or something. Each of these words has its own nuances that can add a different tone or emphasis to the mocking behavior. For instance, ridicule may imply that the target is deserving of contempt, while taunting may involve a challenge or threat. Mockery describes a wide range of behaviors, from good-natured jesting to cruel and hurtful bullying.
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Similar words for mockery:
- banter (noun)
- burlesque (noun)
- caricature (noun)
- con (noun)
- contempt (noun)
- derision (noun)
- disrespect (noun)
- farce (noun)
- fooling (noun)
- gibe (noun)
- hypocrisy (noun)
- ignis fatuus (noun)
- illusion (noun)
- imitation (noun)
- insult (noun)
- irony (noun)
- irreverence (noun)
- joke (noun)
- mime (noun)
- mockery (noun)
- parody (noun)
- quip (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- sarcasm (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- sham (noun)
- sport (noun)
- taunt (noun)
- two-facedness (noun)
Synonyms for Mockery:
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- inanity .
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- same .
- Kidding ,
- chitchat ,
- dissing ,
- exchange ,
- fun ,
- gossip ,
- jesting ,
- joking ,
- mockery ,
- play ,
- repartee ,
- small talk .
- Despisement ,
- Hauteur ,
- antipathy ,
- audacity ,
- aversion ,
- condescension ,
- contumacy ,
- defiance ,
- despisal ,
- disdain ,
- disesteem ,
- disfavor ,
- disparagement ,
- disregard ,
- distaste ,
- hatred ,
- indignity ,
- invective ,
- malice ,
- neglect ,
- recalcitrance ,
- renouncement ,
- repugnance ,
- slight ,
- snobbery ,
- stubbornness .
- Bronx Cheer ,
- comeback ,
- jab ,
- slap ,
- sneering .
- bad faiths ,
- dis honesties ,
- dis honesty ,
- dis play ,
- dis plays ,
- dis simulation ,
- dis simulations ,
- dis-honesties ,
- dis-honesty ,
- dis-play ,
- dis-plays ,
- dis-simulation ,
- dis-simulations ,
- dissemblings ,
- dissimulations ,
- doubledealing ,
- false professions ,
- glibnesses ,
- in sincerities ,
- in sincerity ,
- in-sincerities ,
- in-sincerity ,
- pharisaicalnesses ,
- unctuousnesses .
- figment imagination ,
- fool paradise ,
- fools paradise ,
- hocus pocus ,
- idolisms ,
- ignus fatuu ,
- makebelieve ,
- mis apprehension ,
- mis apprehensions ,
- mis belief ,
- mis beliefs ,
- mis conception ,
- mis conceptions ,
- mis impression ,
- mis impressions ,
- mis-apprehension ,
- mis-apprehensions ,
- mis-belief ,
- mis-beliefs ,
- mis-conception ,
- mis-conceptions ,
- mis-impression ,
- mis-impressions ,
- misbeliefs ,
- misimpressions ,
- paramnesias .
- carbon ,
- copy ,
- counterfeit ,
- duplicate ,
- duplication ,
- echo ,
- emulation ,
- impersonation ,
- mirror ,
- parallel ,
- portrayal ,
- pretense ,
- pseudo ,
- reflection ,
- replication ,
- representation ,
- reproduction ,
- resemblance ,
- simulation ,
- spoof .
- cheap shots ,
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respects ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-rages ,
- slap face ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- mis representation ,
- mis representations ,
- mis-representation ,
- mock heroic ,
- mock heroics ,
- mock-heroics ,
- mockheroic ,
- mockheroics ,
- play ons ,
- play-ons ,
- playon ,
- playons .
Other synonyms:
- razz ,
- sarcastic ,
- self-mockery .
- custard pie ,
- jest ,
- laughingstock ,
- mime ,
- quip ,
- sport .
- tease .
Other relevant words:
- Antilogy ,
- Asteism ,
- Bibelot ,
- Chaffing ,
- Decrial ,
- Deriding ,
- Elench ,
- Elenchus ,
- Fleering ,
- Flouting ,
- Fooling ,
- Fribble ,
- Gazingstock ,
- Gibing ,
- Hooting ,
- Ignis Fatuus ,
- Irrision ,
- Jibing ,
- Minikin ,
- Panning ,
- Parrotry ,
- Pharisaism ,
- Pilgarlic ,
- Quillet ,
- Quizzing ,
- Ragging ,
- Sibilance ,
- Smirking ,
- Snickering ,
- Twitting ,
- Vilipendency ,
- Whim-wham ,
- absurdity ,
- abuse ,
- affront ,
- aggressive mimicry ,
- air ,
- antic ,
- apery ,
- aspersion ,
- assimilation ,
- atrocity ,
- badinage ,
- bagatelle ,
- banter ,
- bauble ,
- bean ,
- bit ,
- booing ,
- brass farthing ,
- brickbat ,
- bubble ,
- burlesque ,
- button ,
- byword ,
- byword of reproach ,
- cant ,
- caper ,
- casuistry ,
- catcalling ,
- cent ,
- chaff ,
- charade ,
- claptrap ,
- con ,
- contumely ,
- corruption ,
- crack ,
- crossed fingers ,
- curio ,
- cut ,
- cutting remark ,
- damn ,
- debasement ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- departure ,
- deride ,
- derisiveness ,
- despise ,
- despite ,
- dig ,
- disappointment ,
- discourtesy ,
- dishonor ,
- disingenuousness ,
- disrespect ,
- distortion ,
- dream ,
- dump ,
- dupe ,
- dupery ,
- emptiness ,
- enormity ,
- exaggeration ,
- fair game ,
- fake ,
- falderal ,
- fallacy ,
- farce ,
- farce comedy ,
- farthing ,
- feather ,
- feeble imitation ,
- fig ,
- fleabite ,
- flout ,
- folderol ,
- fool ,
- forgery ,
- fraud ,
- fraudulence ,
- frippery ,
- frolic ,
- game ,
- gaud ,
- gewgaw ,
- gibe ,
- gimcrack ,
- goat ,
- grinning ,
- hair ,
- halfpenny ,
- hill of beans ,
- hissing ,
- hoax ,
- hollowness ,
- hoot ,
- humbug ,
- humour ,
- hypocrisy ,
- illusion ,
- imagination ,
- inconsistency ,
- injury ,
- insincerity ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jester ,
- jesuitry ,
- jibe ,
- joshing ,
- kickshaw ,
- knickknack ,
- knickknackery ,
- lampoon ,
- lampoonery ,
- laughter ,
- leering ,
- levity ,
- lie ,
- loathe ,
- luminary ,
- make fun of ,
- make-believe ,
- mark ,
- mere words ,
- miscarriage ,
- mocking ,
- molehill ,
- monkey ,
- mordacity ,
- mordancy ,
- mouth honor ,
- mug ,
- mummery ,
- offense ,
- outrage ,
- paralogism ,
- pasquinade ,
- pastiche ,
- pastime ,
- peppercorn ,
- persiflage ,
- personation ,
- perversion ,
- phoniness ,
- picayune ,
- pin ,
- pinprick ,
- prank ,
- profanation ,
- protective coloration ,
- put on ,
- put-down ,
- quibble ,
- quirk ,
- quiz ,
- quodlibet ,
- raillery ,
- rallying ,
- rap ,
- razzing ,
- red cent ,
- ribbing ,
- roasting ,
- rush ,
- sacrilege ,
- sanctimony ,
- sarcasm ,
- sardonic grin ,
- satire ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- scurrility ,
- semblance ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- shadow ,
- shit ,
- show ,
- sibilation ,
- smartness ,
- snap ,
- sneer ,
- sniggering ,
- snorting ,
- solecism ,
- sophism ,
- sophistry ,
- sou ,
- spoofing ,
- squib ,
- stock ,
- straw ,
- subterfuge ,
- subtlety ,
- swindle ,
- take off ,
- takeoff ,
- target ,
- tartuffery ,
- taunting ,
- thin air ,
- thrust ,
- toy ,
- trenchancy ,
- trick ,
- trifle ,
- trinket ,
- triviality ,
- tuppence ,
- twit ,
- two cents ,
- twopence ,
- uncandidness ,
- uncomplimentary remark ,
- vapor ,
- victim ,
- vilification ,
- vulgarization ,
- wisecrack .
- Aping ,
- Buffooneries ,
- Causticness ,
- Clownishness ,
- Contemptuousness ,
- Double dealing ,
- Frolicking ,
- Hocuspocus ,
- Idolism ,
- Illusions ,
- Laughters ,
- Misbelief ,
- PUNS ,
- Pharisaicalness ,
- Skylarking ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- bad faith ,
- bon mot ,
- brickbats ,
- broad comedy ,
- buffoonery ,
- burlies ,
- caricature ,
- cheap shot ,
- contempt ,
- cover up ,
- coverup ,
- derision ,
- dirty dig ,
- disdainfulness ,
- dissimulation ,
- double cross ,
- doublecross ,
- fakery ,
- false profession ,
- figment of imagination ,
- floutings ,
- glibness ,
- gold brick ,
- high camp ,
- hypocriticalness ,
- ignus fatuus ,
- imitation ,
- insult ,
- irony ,
- jestee ,
- jive ,
- jives ,
- joke ,
- jokes ,
- libel ,
- low camp ,
- making light ,
- mimicry ,
- misconception ,
- misimpression ,
- mock-heroic ,
- nonsense ,
- object of ridicule ,
- pantomime ,
- pantomimes ,
- paramnesia ,
- parody ,
- parting shot ,
- play on ,
- play-on ,
- pratfall comedy ,
- rank out ,
- rank-out ,
- revue ,
- revues ,
- ridicule ,
- roughhouse ,
- roughhousing ,
- rowdiness ,
- sanctimoniousness ,
- sardonicism ,
- sauciness ,
- scorn ,
- scornfulness ,
- seemings ,
- sham ,
- sinfulness ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- squibs ,
- taunt ,
- travesty ,
- trifling ,
- two-facedness ,
- unctuousness .
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How to use "Mockery" in context?
Mockery is a means of entertainment that involves mocking or making fun of something or someone. It can be done verbally, musically, or in any other way. It is often used as a form of satire or humor. Mockery can be used to make people laugh, to entertain them, or to criticize someone.
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Noun, singular or mass
derision.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Noun, singular or mass
stuffing.
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Homophones for Mockery:
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