caricature

caricature

noun

Definition of CARICATURE

1

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something <that TV network's reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism>

Synonyms caricature, cartoon, farce, joke, parody, sham, travesty

Related Words burlesque, comedy; lampoon, takeoff; counterfeit, fake, feigning, forgery, hoax, humbug, knockoff, phony (also phoney), pretense (or pretence), sham, simulation

Near Antonyms homage, tribute

2

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect <the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats>

Synonyms burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty

Related Words lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking

3

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <the mayor has presented only a caricature of his opponent's views>

Synonyms caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching

Related Words amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative

Near Antonyms belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms meiosis, understatement