Thesaurus:mock

THESAURUS

mock

English

Verb

Sense: to make fun of

Synonyms

• befool
• frump
• gibe
• gird
• gleek (obsolete)
• jape
• jeer
• jive
• josh
• kid
• lampoon
• mimic
• mock
• needle
• niggle (obsolete)
• razz
• rib
• roast
• satirize
• scoff
• scorn
• tease
• twit
• wind up
•   —
• bust on
• clown around
• make a fool of
• make fun of
• make sport of
• poke fun at
• pull one's leg
• take the mickey

Hyponyms

• deride    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• jest    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:imitate
• Thesaurus:joke

Further reading

• “856. ridicule” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “mock” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.