6
sneer(noun, verb, slight, scorn, crack)
5
comic(adjective, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous, farcical)
5
comical(adjective, dramatic)
5
counterfeit(noun, verb, scorn, trick, copy)
5
impersonation(noun, impression, imitation, parody, takeoff)
5
irony(noun, cut, scorn, censure, dig)
5
make fun of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, scorn)
5
scoff(verb, scorn, condemn, insult, mock)
5
show(noun, verb, adjective, performance, act)
5
squib(noun, verb, mock, ridicule, parody)
5
wit(noun, twist, humor, mockery, satire)
4
ballet(noun, act, presentation, acting, depiction)
4
derision(noun, cut, scorn, twist, censure)
4
distort(verb, twist, mock, ridicule, imitate)
4
dramatize(verb, play, fake, perform, pretend)
4
exaggerate(twist, mock, imitate, distort, pervert)
4
farcical(adjective, bitter, ridiculous, absurd, cutting)
4
gibe(noun, verb, scorn, condemn, mock)
4
jeer(noun, verb, scorn, twist, condemn)
4
jest(verb, condemn, mock, humor, ridicule)
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