spoofed

verb

past tense of spoof
1
as in parodied
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team

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2
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter

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Recent Examples of spoofed All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 There are a number of ways to find your way if GPS is jammed, spoofed, or just isn't there. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 The tableau of Hansen going face-to-face with suspects seated in suburban kitchens became so familiar it was spoofed in a comedy sketch that opened the 2006 Emmy Awards. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Both Maury and Maury have been spoofed far and wide, on series like SNL, Mad TV, and South Park. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 More recently, Obama and Larry David spoofed the 2014 suit controversy in a skit for the HBO series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, but a replica of the tan outfit was created. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 The announcement featured a trailer that spoofed the Harry Potter movies, with Cenat writing letters to aspiring streamers who had been accepted to the school. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofed
  1. parodied
  2. tricked
  3. imitated
  4. fooled
  5. mocked
  6. deceived
Verb
  • The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of parodied
Verb
  • The woman did so willingly, and there is no allegation that she was forced or tricked.
    — Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But now, the technology has caught up and people are tricked.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricked
Verb
  • Clifford gates, however, can be imitated by a normal computer.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the industry watched with envy, then imitated the model.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of imitated
Verb
  • Chiefs-Seahawks game prediction Don’t be fooled be the records.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As temperatures drop in the fall, aphids, like other garden pests, are less active, but don’t be fooled by appearances.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • Critics mocked Zacharia’s performance during her first and last press conference on Tuesday, and ripped her for describing herself as an attorney, despite having never passed the bar exam.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Difference Between Names And Dynamics Richard Feynman recalled being mocked by another child for not knowing a bird’s name.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state’s entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company’s public statements about privacy on the platform.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deceived

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“Spoofed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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