cartoon

noun

car·toon kär-ˈtün

often attributive

Synonyms of cartoon next

: a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)

: a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor

a political cartoon

: comic strip

: animated cartoon

: a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version

the film's villain is an entertaining cartoon

cartoon verb

cartooning

kär-ˈtü-niŋ

noun

cartoonish

kär-ˈtü-nish

adjective

cartoonishly adverb

cartoonist

kär-ˈtü-nist

noun

cartoonlike

kär-ˈtün-ˌlīk

adjective

cartoony

kär-ˈtü-nē

adjective

Example Sentences

She enjoys reading the cartoons in the Sunday paper. The kids are watching cartoons.

Recent Examples on the Web In the game, there’s a white line circling the cartoon planet. —

WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023 The launch sparked outrage as the company promoted the J.V. death machine with cartoon skulls and crossbones stylized as boys and girls. —

Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023 Well, whoever put out the one last that depicted Prescott in a cartoon image as a deer frozen by headlights, this one’s on you. —

Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023 On the soundtrack, the nattering voices and impishly pushy music of an old cartoon from the ‘30s suggests the TV has been on, with someone asleep in the vicinity, for who knows how long. —

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023 For example, both Fitbit and Samsung have launched similar features where users are assigned a cute cartoon animal based on their chronotype and sleep data. —

Victoria Song, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023 The Simpsons family was shown sitting down as Bart, Maggie and Lisa played instruments and a cartoon version of Ledesma was shown holding a conductor’s baton. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Jan. 2023 The drawing showed the cartoon Ledesma holding a conductor’s baton while Simpson children Lisa, Maggie and Bart played instruments. —

Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023 Pulling a small lever gives a glimpse at a whirling orange vortex inside that looks like a cartoon version of Hell. —

Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023 See More

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