Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imitative composition |
| Synonyms: | burlesque, farce, lampoon, parody, satire |
| Main Entry: | lampoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parody, satire |
| Synonyms: | burlesque, caricature, invective, pasquil, pasquinade, pastiche, ridicule, roast, send-up, skit, squib, takedown, takeoff |
| Main Entry: | lampoon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule, make fun of |
| Synonyms: | burlesque, caricature, jape, mock, parody, pasquinade, put on*, rail, roast, satirize, send up, squib, take off, travesty |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, praise, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | satire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridicule intended to expose truth |
| Synonyms: | banter, burlesque, caricature, causticity, chaffing, irony, lampoon, lampoonery, mockery, parody, pasquinade, persiflage, play-on, put-on, raillery, sarcasm, send-up, skit, spoof, squib, takeoff, travesty, wit, witticism |
| Main Entry: | lampoonery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | satire |
| Synonyms: | banter, burlesque, caricature, causticity, chaffing, irony, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, persiflage, play-on, put-on, raillery, sarcasm, send-up, skit, spoof, squib, takeoff, travesty, wit, witticism |
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