satirize
Skewer through humor
To satirize is to mock or criticize through satire—using humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose foolishness or vice.
Writers satirize politicians, institutions, or social norms: The show satirizes celebrity culture.
The target is held up for ridicule, but the critique usually has a serious point beneath the comedy.
Satirical imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- skewerPointed cooking rod
expose · debunk · caricature · censure · denounce · discredit · takedown · send-up
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- impersonationPretending to be another
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
send-up · pastiche · mockumentary · takeoff · burlesque · travesty · skit · impression
Irony used to mock
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
hyperbole · incongruity · juxtaposition · double entendre · verbal irony · situational irony · dramatic irony · dry wit
parody
Satirical imitation
skewer · expose · debunk · caricature · censure · denounce · discredit · takedown · send-up · roast
parody
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- impersonationPretending to be another
mimicry · send-up · pastiche · mockumentary · takeoff · burlesque · travesty · skit · impression · exaggeration
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
understatement · hyperbole · incongruity · juxtaposition · double entendre · verbal irony · situational irony · dramatic irony · dry wit · facetiousness
wit
Clever, inventive humor
farce · drollery · wisecrack · punchline · comedic · jokester · buffoonery · mirth · raillery · gag
- satirical cartoonsHumorous art criticizing society
- satirical comedyHumor exposing folly
- satirical novelFiction mocking through irony
- satirical writingMockery through exaggeration
- satirical artCreative mockery through imagery
- satirical essayProse mocking through humor
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