All caricature synonyms
car·i·ca·ture
C c noun caricature
- satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- cartoon — A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.
- farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
- travesty — a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
- takeoff — a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane.
- put-on — an act or instance of putting someone on.
- sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- pasquinade — a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
- libel — the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
- mimicry — the act, practice, or art of mimicking.
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- distortion — an act or instance of distorting.
- send-up — an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
- picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- drawing — an act of drawing.
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- portrait — a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.
- misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- skit — a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
verb caricature
- mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirise — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- make fun of — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.