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travesty
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of TRAVESTY
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of <this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world>
Related Words lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play
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