Satire synonyms
săt'īr'
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Part of speech:
A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade.
A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
The act of using words, gestures, images, or other products of expression to evoke laughter or contemptuous feelings regarding a person or thing:
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
hudibrastic
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic.
A likeness or imitation that is so distorted or inferior as to seem ludicrous
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irony (related)
A method of humorous or subtly sarcastic expression in which the intended meaning of the words is the direct opposite of their usual sense
parody (related)
Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty:
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
mock-heroic
A satirical imitation or burlesque of the heroic manner or style.
The definition of a spoof is a parody of a film done for fun.
(Archaic) An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
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A taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark; gibe or jeer, generally ironic
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift
satirical (related)
melodrama (related)
satirist (related)
scabrous (related)
satiric (related)
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pastiche (related)
send up (related)
swiftian (related)
black-comedy (related)
polemic (related)
wit (related)
The definition of wit is good sense, or powers of thinking, or a quick sense of humor.
Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended:
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pantagruelian
Disdainfully or humorously sneering or sarcastic
The definition of banter is a playful conversation.
The attitudes or beliefs of a cynical person
A bitter, abusive criticism or denunciation
An instance of bantering or teasing.
sardonicism
The quality of being sardonic
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A short, usually comic dramatic performance or work; a theatrical sketch.
The act of lampooning
laughter (related)
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
respect (related)
Courteous expressions of regard
Expressing or marked by sarcasm.
A crude, distorted, or ridiculous representation (of something)
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To ape is defined as to copy from someone or replicate their words, actions, behaviors or work.
To resemble by biological mimicry:
Find another word for satire. In this page you can discover 44 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for satire, like: philippic, pasquinade, ridicule, mockery, hudibrastic, ironical, caricature, irony, parody, burlesque and lampoon.
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