Thesaurus
:
mock
T
hesaurus
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
—
bust on
clown around
make a fool of
make fun of
make sport of
poke fun at
Hyponyms
deride
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
Hypernyms
jest
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
Various
fool
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
hoodwink
prank
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
pull one's leg
pull the wool over someone's eyes
take for a ride
take the mickey
take the piss
trick
wind up
yank someone's chain
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.