SATIRISTS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

satirists

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as in parodists

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Noun

Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.

— Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of impressionists

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In European mythology and literature, storytellers often portrayed dragons as creatures that amassed enormous wealth without ever using or sharing it, embodying the idea that riches pursued for their own sake can lead to isolation and ruin.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Create the Writers Room, a creative incubator for underrepresented storytellers, is expanding its ongoing partnership with the Roku Channel.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of storytellers

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Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Off-off-Broadway houses, often non-union with minimal budgets, are where many new playwrights get their start because the financial commitment is lowest.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of playwrights

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The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
More than 80 years later, writers, creators, and fabulists in dark corners of the internet are still imagining ways and worlds where Hitler’s genes somehow survived.

— Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026

Definition of fabulists

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How did Homer and other ancient poets view the travels of Odysseus?

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
In his heyday in 18th-century England and Europe, naturalist George Forster was a popular figure who influenced scientists, poets, and other thinkers.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026

Definition of poets

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