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burlesque
Synonyms and Antonyms of burlesque
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
Synonym Discussion of burlesque
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- caricatures of politicians in cartoons
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- a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court
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- a witty parody of a popular novel
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- this production is a travesty of the opera
burlesque
Synonyms and Antonyms of burlesque
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule
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
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