mockingly
In teasing contempt
Mockingly describes doing something in a way that ridicules or makes fun of someone or something.
It suggests deliberate scorn or derision: She mockingly repeated his words back to him.
The tone can range from playful teasing to cruel contempt: He mockingly applauded their failed attempt.
Hostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- disdainScornful disregard
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- sneerScornful expression
jeer · scoff · belittle · disparage · denigrate · deride · taunt · gibe
Meaning opposite to words
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- snarkCutting, mocking commentary
- witClever, inventive humor
- facetiousnessHumorous levity, often inappropriate
banter · quip · jibe · wry · cutting · biting · acerbic · caustic
One who copies others
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- impersonateAssume another's identity
- apeTailless higher primate
lampoon · spoof · burlesque · send-up · takeoff · exaggerate · pantomime · satirize
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
sneer · jeer · scoff · belittle · disparage · denigrate · deride · taunt · gibe · heckle
irony
Meaning opposite to words
facetiousness · banter · quip · jibe · wry · cutting · biting · acerbic · caustic · dry
mimic
One who copies others
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- impersonateAssume another's identity
ape · lampoon · spoof · burlesque · send-up · takeoff · exaggerate · pantomime · satirize · travesty
mockinglysincerely
With genuine feeling
earnestly · seriously · unironically · genuinely · honestly
mockinglyrespectfully
In a deferential way
reverently · admiringly · deferentially · sincerely · earnestly
- mocking birdsBirds known for imitation
- mocking toneScornful manner of speaking
- mocking upCreating preliminary versions
- mocking laughScornful chuckle at someone