Synonyms of cartoons

cartoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of cartoon

1

as in drawings

a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene

a political cartoon mocking the state legislature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drawings
• sketches
• portraits
• depictions
• illustrations
• images
• figures
• representations
• caricatures
• silhouettes
• outlines
• delineations
• contours
• engravings
• watercolors
• doodles
• etchings
• likenesses
• line drawings
• pastels
• blueprints
• aquatints
• charcoals
• etches

2

as in strips

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

reading the cartoons in the Sunday newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strips
• comics
• funnies
• animations
• comic strips
• caricatures
• comic books
• funny papers
• graphic novels
• animated cartoons

3

as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something

in this biopic the life of a complex man is reduced to a cartoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parodies
• caricatures
• jokes
• comedies
• shams
• farces
• simulations
• hoaxes
• burlesques
• travesties
• mockeries
• pretenses
• forgeries
• counterfeits
• takeoffs
• lampoons
• fakes
• phonies
• knockoffs
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tributes
• homages

cartoons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cartoon

as in caricatures

Related Words

• caricatures
• pictures
• pencils
• inks
• profiles
• sketches
• outlines
• draws
• crayons
• scribbles
• scrawls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cartoons

Noun

The Hanna-Barbera cat and mouse — formerly a throwaway bunch of cartoons, now a ‘franchise’ — are all about triflingly menial disputes taken to absurd heights, leading to surreal sight gags and baroque violence. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Every inch of wall space is covered with vintage mirrors, statues and busts, alongside countless drawings, cartoons and paintings. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Will Orbitals be looked back on quite as fondly as those cartoons years down the road? — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The show was in some ways an antidote to the world of Saturday morning cartoons. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

At the same time, on a remote mountain in New Zealand, a little girl was running similar experiments, sublimating the language of cartoons into a supple personal vernacular. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

In Coyote vs Acme, I was left wondering how people regularly interact with cartoons on an emotional level, rather than just professionally. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Among the changes were an end to the use of wire stories and publication of cartoons. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

But Cullen is best known for his work in animation and children’s cartoons in the 1980s and ‘90s. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026