MOCK-UP Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

mock-up

noun

Definition of mock-up

as in simulation

a full-sized model of something (such as a boat or a car) that is used for studying, testing, or showing its features

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Recent Examples of mock-up The new mock-ups differ from those previously shared in April, which featured the president's face opposite artwork representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026 Alexander’s signature appears below the mock-up, per the Post. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026 Once in space, the ship will release 20 mock-ups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two deployable Starlinks fitted with cameras to take pictures of the rocket’s upper stage in flight. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mock-up

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Noun

The robot showed walking and body-coordination patterns that were qualitatively similar to those seen in simulation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
The hackers recruited the agent for hundreds of attacks by telling it the exercises were part of a simulation, Reuters reported, making their work up to 50% faster.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of simulation

Noun

On that note, Ole Miss right-hander Taylor Rabe, who has been the Rebels’ best pitcher in the postseason, appears in Law’s first-round mock published Wednesday, but is not on his top-100 list (for now).

— Mitch Light, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Early on in the pre-draft process, Stirtz was a popular match for Denver in mocks.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

Definition of mock

Noun

The suspect was carrying an imitation Glock-style pellet gun.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In the cold open of the first-season finale, the characters go through their backlog of snail mail, rushing through a series of updates on the show’s lingering story lines in imitation of a clip-show episode.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of imitation

Noun

For scholars of that mindset, all reference to precedent—any precedent, either natural or artificial—is mediated by modern technologies of mechanical reproduction, and by an awareness of their ubiquitous sway.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Circled by a verdant reproduction of an enchanted forest, and dressed in a black swan-like two-piece by Ann Demeulemeester, Zardoya held the audience captive with her purring soprano and vampy stare.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduction

Noun

Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
But there’s always the risk that the variations become lifeless facsimiles.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026

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