CARICATURE Synonyms

• a change for the worse

• a shape resulting from distortion

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

• extravagant exaggeration

• the act of making something more noticeable than usual

• making to seem more important than it really is

• showing your contempt by derision

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• humorous or satirical mimicry

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• humorous or satirical mimicry

• make a spoof of or make fun of

• make a parody of

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others

• any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

• someone who copies the words or behavior of another

• person who resembles a nonhuman primate

• imitate uncritically and in every aspect

• represent in or produce a caricature of

• the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

• something copied or derived from an original

• copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

• pretending to be another person

• imitating the mannerisms of another person