Synonyms for mocking
mock·ing

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1. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, tauntingadjective

   abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

   "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

   Synonyms:
   jeering, quizzical, taunting, derisive, gibelike, teasing

   Antonyms:
   serious, respectful, unplayful, sober

2. mocking, teasing, quizzicaladjective

   playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

   "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell

   Synonyms:
   nettlesome, derisive, annoying, plaguy, vexing, teasing, gibelike, galling, taunting, bothersome, jeering, plaguey, questioning, pestiferous, vexatious, pesky, quizzical, pestering, irritating

   Antonyms:
   unplayful, sober, serious, respectful

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1. mockingadjective

   Synonyms:
   derisive, jeering, imitating, mimicking

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1. List of paraphrases for "mocking":

   kidding, out-girling, shaming

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1. Sarah Palin:

   We walked away from the draft of that treaty giving a win to Iran, our sworn enemy, iran, who immediately after the deal was struck, started mocking us and poking us and saying yes, of course we're going to violate it. Thanks for freeing up $150 billion, America, too.

2. Shifty Schiff:

   It's clear it's mocking the President and just as clearly the President doesn't like being mocked, but it was a mafia kind of... organized crime shakedown, if the President wasn't attacking me about this, he'd be attacking about something else.

3. David McIntosh.Nevertheless:

   He claims to be a Trump Republican, but in the short time Mr. Vance has been active in politics he's spent the bulk of it tearing down President President Trump and mocking President Trump voters.

4. Michael Weatherly.Before:

   During the course of taping our show, I made some jokes mocking some lines in the script. When Eliza Dushku told me that she wasn't comfortable with my language and attempt at humor, I was mortified to have offended her and immediately apologized, after reflecting on this further, I better understand that what I said was both not funny and not appropriate and I am sorry and regret the pain this caused Eliza Dushku.

5. David Standish:

   New Jersey is one of the best kept secrets in the United States. So, I say let the uninformed keep mocking it, those of us in the know are laughing right back at the ones making fun of it!