parodied
Mocked through exaggeration
Parodied is the past tense of parody—to imitate a work, style, or person for comic effect or criticism.
A parody exaggerates distinctive features to mock or comment on the original: The sketch parodied political debates.
His mannerisms have been parodied countless times.
Harsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- satirizedRidiculed through imitation
- send-upMocking imitation of something
takeoff · skit · roast · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · travesty · farce
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- tauntedMocked to provoke
jeered · scoffed · belittled · scorned · sneered · satirized · roasted · skewered
Copied another's actions
- apedImitated closely
- copiedReproduced from original
- impersonatedPosed as another person
- emulatedCopied admirably
echoed · spoofed · mirrored · replicated · imitated · mimed · parroted · reproduced
Made larger than reality
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- cartoonedDepicted in caricature
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
- sketchedDrew roughly, briefly
caricatured · grotesque · hyperbolic · overblown · stylized · satirized · political cartoon · editorial cartoon
Offering of respect
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- lovingFeeling deep affection
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
honored · nostalgic · referenced · pastiche · fond · appreciative · acknowledged · Mel Brooks
lampoon
Harsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- satirizedRidiculed through imitation
send-up · takeoff · skit · roast · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · travesty · farce · skewered
ridiculed
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
taunted · jeered · scoffed · belittled · scorned · sneered · satirized · roasted · skewered · pilloried
mimicked
Copied another's actions
- apedImitated closely
- copiedReproduced from original
- impersonatedPosed as another person
emulated · echoed · spoofed · mirrored · replicated · imitated · mimed · parroted · reproduced · reenacted
exaggerated
Made larger than reality
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- cartoonedDepicted in caricature
- lampoonedRidiculed through satire
sketched · caricatured · grotesque · hyperbolic · overblown · stylized · satirized · political cartoon · editorial cartoon · Spitting Image
tribute
Offering of respect
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- lovingFeeling deep affection
- reverentFeeling profound respect
celebrated · honored · nostalgic · referenced · pastiche · fond · appreciative · acknowledged · Mel Brooks
- trope treatmentssubversion, inversion, deconstruction, averted, deconstructed
- copiedcopied, duplicated, replicated, reproduced, cloned
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
parodiedhonored
Given recognition or respect
celebrated · revered · venerated · praised · glorified
parodiedunparodied
Never been satirically imitated
ignored · left alone · overlooked · neglected · untouched