Definitions

squib

[skwib] / skwɪb /

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announcement broadcast commercial display endorsement exhibit literature notice placard poster propaganda publication publicity

STRONG

ad bill blurb circular communication declaration exhibition flyer notification plug proclamation promotion promulgation throwaway

WEAK

classified ad want ad

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hiding

NOUN

advertising

Synonyms

STRONG

PR announcement announcing ballyhoo billing blasting broadcasting buildup displaying exhibiting exhibition exposition hoopla hype pitch plug posting proclamation promoting promotion publicity puff screamer spread

WEAK

hard sell promo

Antonyms

STRONG

secret

NOUN

lampoon

Synonyms

STRONG

burlesque caricature invective pasquinade pastiche ridicule roast skit takedown takeoff

WEAK

pasquil send-up

Antonyms

STRONG

flattery praise

NOUN

lampoonery

Synonyms

WEAK

banter burlesque caricature causticity chaffing irony lampoon mockery parody pasquinade persiflage play on words put on raillery sarcasm send-up skit spoof takeoff travesty wit witticism

NOUN

notice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertisement advice comment criticism directive instruction manifesto memo memorandum news note notification order picture poster proclamation review story warning

STRONG

admonition caution caveat circular clue comments communication critique cue declaration enlightenment goods handbill info intelligence intimation know remark score sign tip

WEAK

lowdown whole story write-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer

STRONG

ignorance

WEAK

heedlessness neglect

NOUN

pleasantry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

repartee witticism

STRONG

badinage banter humor jest joke levity merriment quip quirk sally wit

WEAK

bon mot joking

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

criticism

NOUN

promotion

Synonyms

STRONG

PR advertising ballyhoo blurb buildup hoopla hype notice pitch pizazz plug press propaganda publicity puff puffery pushing

WEAK

advertising campaign hard sell press-agentry promo public relations

Antonyms

WEAK

demotion silence

NOUN

satire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banter caricature irony mockery parody sarcasm skit spoof wit

STRONG

burlesque lampoon pasquinade persiflage play on words put on raillery takeoff travesty witticism

WEAK

causticity chaffing lampoonery send-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

seriousness

VERB

lampoon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caricature mock parody satirize

STRONG

burlesque jape pasquinade rail roast travesty

WEAK

put on send up take off

Antonyms

WEAK

applaud approve praise support

Example Sentences

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Gwendolyn’s daughter Mary was 16 when she perished while working at the Powell Squib Factory on Feb. 25, 1889.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2019

It seems clear, therefore, that Kendra made a decision to hide her daughter’s existence rather than suffer the shame of admitting that she had produced a Squib.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“Oh, we all know you worshipped Dumbledore; I daresay you’ll still think he was a saint even if it does turn out that he did away with his Squib sister!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“And I don’t even know what a Squib is” “Rubbish!” snarled Filch.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

“Who said his sister was a Squib? I thought she was ill?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

squib

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