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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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But jamming can work, as Ukraine has shown, as can "spoofing", which involves hacking into the drone's navigation system to change its destination.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

For example, the number of servers available in a country may be suitable for situations in which speed is more important than location spoofing.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"Afraid he's spoofing us," Kilmeny said with a laugh as he moved out in his waders against the current.

From The Highgrader by Hutchison, D. C.