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Keep "mocks" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "mocks" intact in the sentence you are editing.
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
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After choosing a replacement for "mocks", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "mocks" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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10 total sentences available.
The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
Source: tatoeba (426674)
I am mocking him just as he mocks me.
Source: tatoeba (1665648)
Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right.
Source: tatoeba (5141570)
Yanni mocks Skura for having anemia.
Source: tatoeba (9800600)
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Closest matches include deride, derision, emulate, fake, fake object.
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