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burlesque

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of burlesque

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect

  • it is interesting to note that the first novel ever written in English was followed by a burlesque of it
Synonyms of burlesque

caricature, parody, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty
Words Related to burlesque

lampoon, mockery, satire

comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib

distortion, exaggeration

imitation, impersonation, mimicking

Synonym Discussion of burlesque

caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty mean a comic or grotesque imitation. caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject.
    • caricatures of politicians in cartoons
burlesque implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment.
    • a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court
parody applies especially to treatment of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known author or work.
    • a witty parody of a popular novel
travesty implies that the subject remains unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd.
    • this production is a travesty of the opera

burlesque

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of burlesque

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

  • burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice
Synonyms of burlesque

caricature, do, imitate, mimic, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travesty
Words Related to burlesque

lampoon, pasquinade, satirize

deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule

ape, copycat, monkey, parrot

duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce

act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate

elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch

amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on

mime, pantomime

impersonate, perform, personate, play

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