SPOOFED Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

spoofed

verb

past tense of spoof

as in parodied

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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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 spoofed All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 There are a number of ways to find your way if GPS is jammed, spoofed, or just isn't there. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 The tableau of Hansen going face-to-face with suspects seated in suburban kitchens became so familiar it was spoofed in a comedy sketch that opened the 2006 Emmy Awards. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Both Maury and Maury have been spoofed far and wide, on series like SNL, Mad TV, and South Park. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 More recently, Obama and Larry David spoofed the 2014 suit controversy in a skit for the HBO series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, but a replica of the tan outfit was created. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 The announcement featured a trailer that spoofed the Harry Potter movies, with Cenat writing letters to aspiring streamers who had been accepted to the school. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Aguilar alleged that officers tricked her mother, who only speaks Spanish, into letting them in without giving her a chance to secure Kush.

— Amy Corral, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
In 2022, internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare also said that the use of security keys had foiled a phishing attempt that tricked a few employees into entering their passwords into a fake login form.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricked

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Don’t be fooled by the big numbers that these guys throw around in their ballots.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Despite all the criticism that has pummeled the club since it was found guilty of over 100 charges relating to financial breaches, you could be fooled into thinking nothing was wrong.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fooled

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The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mocked

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Some veterans say recruiters deceived them and Haitian authorities tortured them; their families call them scapegoats.

— Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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