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travesty
Synonyms and Antonyms of travesty
- Rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice.
- The big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series.
Synonym Discussion of travesty
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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
travesty
Synonyms and Antonyms of travesty
- This comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world.
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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