Definitions

spoofing

ADJECTIVE

satirical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting caustic incisive mordant sarcastic sardonic satiric

WEAK

abusive bantering bitter burlesque censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical ironical lampooning paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing taunting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm kind mild nice

ADJECTIVE

satirical/satiric

Synonyms

WEAK

abusive bantering biting bitter burlesque caustic censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical incisive ironical lampooning mordant paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing sarcastic sardonic taunting

NOUN

fooling

Synonyms

STRONG

bluffing farce frolicking jesting joshing kidding roughhouse roughhousing sham skylarking teasing trifling

WEAK

buffoonery clownishness high jinks horseplay making light mockery nonsense pretense rowdiness

Antonyms

WEAK

seriousness

Example Sentences

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Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal

A computer screenshot taken on board by the crew member who contacted the ITF appears to give instructions on how to fake the ship's location, a process known as spoofing.

From BBC

While it is officially off-limits to U.S. customers, Americans spoofing their locations are able to get access.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anyone dialed into online culture in the early aughts encountered the surrealist comedy series born from Flash animation and two brothers spoofing kids books.

From Salon

Maritime risk company Vanguard Tech says it believes The Skipper was "spoofing its position for a long time" - that is, transmitting a false signal, making it appear to be in a different location.

From BBC

spoofing

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