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caricature

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of caricature

1 a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
  • that TV networkʼs reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism
Synonyms of caricature

cartoon, farce, joke, mockery, parody, sham, travesty
Words Related to caricature

burlesque, comedy

lampoon, takeoff

counterfeit, fake, feigning, forgery, hoax, humbug, knockoff, phony (also phoney), pretense (or pretence), sham, simulation
Near Antonyms of caricature

homage, tribute
2 a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
  • the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats
Synonyms of caricature

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

lampoon, mockery, satire

comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib

distortion, exaggeration

imitation, impersonation, mimicking
3 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
  • the mayor has presented only a caricature of his opponent's views
Synonyms of caricature

coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
Words Related to caricature

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

hype, puffery

superlative
Near Antonyms of caricature

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing
Antonyms of caricature

meiosis, understatement

Synonym Discussion of caricature

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

caricature

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of caricature

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
  • caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk
Synonyms of caricature

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

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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