MIMICRY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

mimicry

noun

Definition of mimicry

as in satire

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Recent Examples of mimicry Op-eds have painted the president’s reverence for traditional design as mere nostalgia that will lead, inevitably, to pastiche and derivative mimicry while stifling innovation. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 Stop taking it, and the mimicry stops too, kicking off a fairly predictable chain of changes over the days and weeks that follow. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Heat mimicries are a dime a dozen at the movies — The Town, Den of Thieves, Crime 101. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 May 2026 Schoenbrun is not going for kicky mimicry here — literalism is not their chief aim. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mimicry

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Noun

To use satire to confirm does not bring with it dramatic excitement and risks a certain smugness of point of view.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Even the most gifted practitioner of satire — looking at my shelf full of Carl Hiassen novels — couldn’t make up this stuff.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of satire

Noun

His political concerns and active vigilance are accompanied by a stubborn smile and frequent laughter.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Everyone in the audience was laughing and applauding, thinking Molière’s intense coughing fit was comedic gold, until their laughter turned to horror.

— Gates McFadden, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of laughter

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But on that score, too, Jackson tries to soften the caricature of the billionaire executive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
What is acceptable in today’s society is the Real Housewives franchise, where all of these things kind of play out, but almost in caricature.

— Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

With the immersive technology of New World Center on full display, Stéphane pairs Stravinsky’s ballet burlesque with Ravel and Collette’s opera.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
About five years ago, the former college football player discovered his love for burlesque at a ballroom event in the Phoenix area, launching his career as a performer.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of burlesque

Noun

Despite his notoriously fiery TV persona, the Gordon Ramsay meal kit doesn’t include any pre-packaged insults or threats to shut your kitchen down — just easy-to-follow recipe cards.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Gillies was surprised to learn in researching the docu that the programmers came up with a rating system for calculating the relative weight of insults.

— Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

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