cartoon

cartoon

noun

Definition of CARTOON

1

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

Synonyms cartoon, delineation, sketch

Related Words contour, figure, outline, silhouette; caricature, doodle, illustration; depiction, image, likeness, portrait, representation; engraving, etch, etching; aquatint, charcoal, line drawing, pastel, watercolor; blueprint

2

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

Synonyms cartoon, comic, funny, strip

Related Words comic book, funny paper(s), graphic novel; animated cartoon, animation; caricature

3

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

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