CARICATURES Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of caricature

as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something that TV network's reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism

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as in spoofs

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats

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as in exaggerations

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts the mayor has presented only a caricature of his opponent's views

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verb

present tense third-person singular of caricature

as in mocks

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk

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Recent Examples of caricatures

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King managed to take the suffocating history of the Indian — the treaties, the massacres, the Hollywood caricatures — and turn it into something conversational, even funny. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Retailer Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures. — Nancy Jiang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Target is apologizing for selling a children's Halloween costume that some described as reminiscent of racist minstrel caricatures. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 Modern aerospace power bears little resemblance to those caricatures. — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 And the thing about caricatures? — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment. — Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Kuzovkov, who died of gunshot wounds to the head, chest and back, had painted unflattering caricatures of Putin, Kadyrov and other high-ranking Russian officials. — Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

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MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The internet quickly responded to the viral moment with reactions and parodies.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of parodies

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It's been a great couple of years for horror movies, which means that the time was right for the return of horror spoofs.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of spoofs

Verb

Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.

— Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of mocks

Noun

There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The order, which directs federal officials to formalize the name change within 30 days, quickly sparked backlash, jokes and parody proposals.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of jokes

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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

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