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Noun

Comics designed to be humorous in nature

A reading material that uses a sequence of drawings to tell a story

Plural for a representation of a person or situation exaggerated to create a comic or grotesque effect

Plural for a picture or drawing, typically meant as satire or mockery

Plural for a statement or representation that is embellished or exaggerated

Plural for an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama

Plural for an unfair or dishonest account or exposition

To mock or ridicule, especially through the use of caricatures

To tease, ridicule, or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner

To make untrue and slanderous comments about

To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

To produce an image of (someone or something) by making lines and marks on paper

Be theatrical

To mock or express scorn at something or someone

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Noun

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Comics designed to be humorous in nature

Noun

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A reading material that uses a sequence of drawings to tell a story

Noun

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Plural for a representation of a person or situation exaggerated to create a comic or grotesque effect

pretence^UK

pretense^US

humor^US

humour^UK

black humor^US

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“My theoretical scheme could thus be accused of being a caricature of the current debate.”

Noun

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Plural for a picture or drawing, typically meant as satire or mockery

“A crudely sketched caricature of a working-class man is emblazoned over the map.”

Noun

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Plural for a statement or representation that is embellished or exaggerated

colouring^UK

coloring^US

cock-and-bull stories

bunks

lies

tall tales

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“He simply doesn't know what he is saying. His words are a caricature of righteousness.”

Noun

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Plural for an extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama

Noun

Plural for an unfair or dishonest account or exposition

Verb

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To mock or ridicule, especially through the use of caricatures

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

does an impression of

takes the piss out of

passes oneself off as

acts like

does an impersonation of

makes a monkey out of

represents oneself as

follows the example of

duplicates

takes after

parallels

follows in the footsteps of

dramatizes^US

patterns yourself after

dramatises^UK

characterises^UK

play-acts

clones

takes a leaf out of someone's book

bears a resemblance to

jumps on the bandwagon

epitomizes^US

epitomises^UK

typifies

incarnates

gives the appearance of

takes as a role model

goes over

does a turn

puts it over

brings down the house

takes leaf out of book

plagiarizes^US

plagiarises^UK

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“The play had caused a sensation when it first appeared on the London stage where it was intended to caricature the current Prime Minister.”

Verb

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To tease, ridicule, or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

takes the piss out of

pulls someone's chain

makes a monkey out of

treats contemptuously

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

leads up the garden path

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To make untrue and slanderous comments about

stigmatises^UK

stigmatizes^US

scandalises^UK

scandalizes^US

drags through the mire

drags through the mud

spreads scandal about

gives a bad name

tears down

tells lies about

does a hatchet job on

throws mud at

writes false reports about

spreads tales about

marks wrong

drags name through mud

drags someone's name through the mud

runs a smear campaign against

blackens someone's name

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

brings into disrepute

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

minimizes^US

sullies the reputation of

minimises^UK

blackens the reputation of

blemishes

hits out at

conducts a smear campaign against

pummels^US

belabors^US

blackens the character of

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

belabours^UK

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

puts someone in their place

causes to lose face

loses face

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

makes someone eat crow

takes down a peg or two

treats disrespectfully

hurts somebody's feelings

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To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

colours^UK

dramatises^UK

dramatizes^US

colors^US

emphasises^UK

emphasizes^US

makes too much of something

makes a federal case of

lays it on with a trowel

blows something out of all proportion

blows up out of all proportion

lays it on with a shovel

lays on

makes a production out of

draws the longbow

makes mountains out of molehills

shoots a line

cooks up

blows out of proportion

lays it on thick about

bigs up

makes a drama out of a crisis

lays it on with a trowel about

blows up out of proportion

dwells on

labors^US

labours^UK

belabours^UK

belabors^US

makes a big thing out of

harps on

expounds on

accentuates

places too much emphasis on

attaches too much importance to

attaches too much weight to

maximizes^US

maximises^UK

lays too much emphasis on

makes a mountain out of

goes into detail about

exaggerates information

lays too much stress on

gives someone a sob story

spreads on thick

makes federal case

overacts

makes something out of nothing

goes on and on about

goes over the top about

makes a big thing about

pays extravagant compliments

embellishes the truth

lays on with a trowel

plays to the gallery

gives color to

makes a performance of

plays on heartstrings

plays to gallery

quotes out of context

makes a production of

puts a spin on

takes out of context

gives a false account of

glosses over

pads out

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To produce an image of (someone or something) by making lines and marks on paper

draughts^UK

drafts^US

symbolises^UK

visualizes^US

symbolizes^US

visualises^UK

epitomizes^US

epitomises^UK

conjures up a picture of

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Verb

Be theatrical

Verb

To mock or express scorn at something or someone

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