CARTOON Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

kär-ˈtün

Definition of cartoon

as in sketch

a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene a political cartoon mocking the state legislature

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as in strip

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story reading the cartoons in the Sunday newspaper

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as in parody

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something in this biopic the life of a complex man is reduced to a cartoon

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Recent Examples of cartoon

Noun

That irony — that an American cartoon star is so popular on the island — is not surprising. — Sarah Moreno august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Unlike the other two Trek cartoons, this series was explicitly designed for younger audiences. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Tears like a cartoon coming out of my head, like a Cathy cartoon. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Of course, the cartoon bear had a good run in TV commercials. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cartoon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon

Noun

The postmodern lingua franca of today’s internet meme culture owes much to Wareheim and Heidecker, particularly their Adult Swim sketch series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
The piece of art, gifted by a fan to Grisham and then claimed by McMahon as his own, is in the style of a police sketch.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sketch

Noun

With its möbius-strip-esque structure, this surreal social class satire about grief, urban alienation and gentrification in the city of Lagos explores the lost hope of the Nigerian dream.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
From sticky tack to adhesive strips, there are plenty of tried-and-true renter-friendly ways to hang your art.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of strip

Noun

With such a glut of quirky comedy coming out of New Zealand, let’s hope this continues for as long as true crime remains ripe for parody.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
The footer included a note that the site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Chan, is meant as parody, and is paid for by Wiener’s campaign.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of parody

Verb

In creative, advanced age is omitted or caricatured, reducing relevance before the message has a chance to work.

— Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

Their stories were told through drawings, comic books, artwork, photographs, letters, even puppets.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Noun

There are moments, say at a fan’s family home in Casablanca, when a joke gets lost in translation.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
And then there’s the Ren Faire episode, where a McPoyle brothers’ cameo portends a closing joke so distressing my innocent little brain rejected all the warnings of its arrival.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of joke

Verb

The Olsen twins were pictured with the larger cast, including Bure but without Loughlin amid the college admission scandal fallout, at Saget's funeral.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Instead, his platform takes not-so-subtle digs at the populist often pictured with a pint of beer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of picture

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