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caricature
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CARICATURE
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a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect <the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats>
Related Words lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking
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the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <the mayor has presented only a caricature of his opponent's views>
Synonyms caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
Related Words amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative
Antonyms meiosis, understatement
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