satirizing
Skewering through humor
Satirizing is using humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock something—usually human folly, vice, or institutional failings.
The aim is exposure rather than mere entertainment: The show has been satirizing politicians for decades.
She spent the article satirizing corporate jargon.
Writers, cartoonists, and comedians satirize to provoke thought or change.
Comic exaggerated imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- travestyAbsurd, degrading imitation
- imitationCopy of the original
mimicry · send-up · takeoff · mockumentary · exaggeration · distortion · absurdist · hyperbole
Harsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
scorn · contempt · disdain · jeer · taunt · sneer · scoff · gibe
Meaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
mordant · trenchant · acerbic · cutting · sharp · pointed · incisive · clever
Absurd, laughable situation
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- skitBrief comic performance
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- impersonationPretending to be another
buffoonery · clowning · slapstick · vaudeville · shtick · gag · jest · comedic
Making something known
- skeweringPiercing with a pointed rod
- puncturingMaking holes by piercing
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
subverting · challenging · commentary · polemic · provocation · dissent · indictment · condemnation
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- travestyAbsurd, degrading imitation
imitation · mimicry · send-up · takeoff · mockumentary · exaggeration · distortion · absurdist · hyperbole · overblown
lampoon
Harsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
derision · scorn · contempt · disdain · jeer · taunt · sneer · scoff · gibe · skewering
irony
Meaning opposite to words
biting · mordant · trenchant · acerbic · cutting · sharp · pointed · incisive · clever · droll
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
impersonation · buffoonery · clowning · slapstick · vaudeville · shtick · gag · jest · comedic · absurdist
exposing
Making something known
- skeweringPiercing with a pointed rod
- puncturingMaking holes by piercing
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
unmasking · subverting · challenging · commentary · polemic · provocation · dissent · indictment · condemnation · rebuke
- literary techniquesforeshadowing, alluding, symbolizing, parodying, personifying
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
satirizingpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · glorifying · extolling · celebrating · eulogizing
satirizingrevering
Regarding with deep respect
respecting · dignifying · idealizing · romanticizing · mythologizing
satirizingdefending
Protecting against harm
excusing · justifying · whitewashing · vindicating · overlooking
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