Origin of mock
Synonyms for mock
Related Words for mock
make-believe, bogus, phony, simulated, tease, taunt, scoff, insult, deride, scorn, parody, imitate, lampoon, satirize, belie, defy, betray, dummy, ersatz, pseudoExamples from the Web for mock
Contemporary Examples of mock
Satirists are reliant ultimately on the very establishment they mock.
Dogs were used in the interrogations, and the accused were subjected to mock executions.
Despite the lack of an immediate impact, the mock vote infused the practice of democracy into the lives of Hongkongers.
This year, Hongkongers participated in PopVote, a mock referendum that gathered nearly 800,000 votes via smartphone ballots.
Akbar used his time on the stand to mock Kimberlin some more.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
Historical Examples of mock
To treat a child wholly as an adult would be to mock and destroy it.
A Treatise on Parents and ChildrenGeorge Bernard Shaw
"He's a bad boy," said the Bookmaker, in a tone of mock condemnation.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
Meeting Casanova in the entry, he gave him precedence with mock politeness.
Casanova's HomecomingArthur Schnitzler
Like the forfeits in a barbers shop, As much in mock as mark.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
Nor were they the most horrible of those dreams in which she would help him to mock me.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald