SPOOFING Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

spoofing

verb

present participle of spoof

as in parodying

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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as in tricking

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 spoofing The Iran war has led to sustained spoofing across the Persian Gulf. — Zak Kassas, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 In spoofing cases, scammers often adopt the number of someone’s family member. — Ella Moore july 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 In addition to the core of the movie, Scary Movie 6 also includes credit sequences that continued spoofing a few flicks. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Shadow fleet vessels disguise their identity and purpose through a broad range of deceptive activities, including spoofing their locations and destinations. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In the months since, the strait has seen intense GPS spoofing — a form of navigation systems interference that causes vessels’ broadcast positions to appear in the wrong locations. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 However, there has been no sign of any concrete progress on a new entry for the James Bond-spoofing series that last hit theaters with 2002’s Austin Powers in Goldmember. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 The Paramount-Miramax flick is the latest followup since 2013’s Scary Movie 5, spoofing recent horror fare like Sinners, The Substance and Jordan Peele’s Nope and Get Out. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026 Things grow even more surreal when Jeffrey Epstein’s face appears in the sun, spoofing the Teletubbies, and Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Steve Bannon take the place of Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Tinky-Winky. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026

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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.

— Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026
It's been 13 years since the last Scary Movie hit theaters in 2013, and the newest installment reverts to its roots in parodying a variety of movies and television shows.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

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These fraudulent sites often mimic legitimate stores or rank high in search results, tricking desperate consumers into buying non-existent AC units.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The schemes involve a predator pretending to be a teenager online and tricking victims into sending illicit photos of themselves.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Definition of tricking

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Some of the most notable moments show Atlas imitating human emotional reactions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
To celebrate, Gazza lay down on the grass and opened his mouth wide, imitating the dentist’s chair that had got him and his team-mates into so much bother a few weeks earlier.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026

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Speaking on Harvard Business School’s The Founder Mindset podcast, hosted by senior lecturer and serial entrepreneur Reza Satchu, the Shark Tank investor argued that anyone trying to balance a young company against the rest of their life is fooling themselves.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Definition of fooling

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Second lady Usha Vance mocking The New York Times for reading political significance into her Old Navy maternity dress and the New York Knicks celebrating their NBA title were featured in last week's News Quiz.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
This patriotic anthem of the American Revolution originated as a favorite tune of British soldiers, who enjoyed its lyrics mocking American colonists.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of mocking

Verb

Those figures, though, are a bit deceiving; infant and childhood mortality dragged them down dramatically.

— Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 30 June 2026
Appearance, though, can be deceiving, but luckily, this shed is still packed with smart features and a clever design that will keep all your belongings safe.

— Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

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