Antonyms for caricaturing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kar-i-kuh-cher, -choor
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər


Definition of caricaturing

Origin :
  • 1749, from caricature (n.). Related: Caricatured; caricaturing.
  • As in lampoon : verb ridicule, make fun of
  • As in libel : verb purposefully lie about someone
  • As in mimic : verb imitate, mock
  • As in mock : verb ridicule
  • As in mock : verb mimic
  • As in parody : verb imitate, spoof
  • As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
  • As in satirize : verb ridicule
  • As in sneer : verb mock, condemn
  • As in take off : verb mock, satirize
  • As in travesty : verb ridicule, spoof
  • As in ham it up : verb be theatrical
  • As in hyperbolize : verb exaggerate
  • As in snigger : verb sneer
  • As in twit : verb ridicule
  • As in draw : verb create a likeness in a picture
  • As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
  • As in ape : verb mimic
  • As in imitate : verb pretend to be; do an impression of
Example sentences :
  • What the deuce do you mean by caricaturing my pictures—hay?'
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • It is only fair to say that we had long preceded it by caricaturing Frenchmen.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
  • We wish we were caricaturing instead of representing things as they are.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • Even when he copies, he makes the thing his own by caricaturing it.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 » by Various
  • From this time Gillray rarely let pass an opportunity of caricaturing the king.
  • Extract from : « A History of Caricature and Grotesque » by Thomas Wright
  • It is hard that dogma itself should be prejudiced by this caricaturing misuse of its name.
  • Extract from : « Lux Mundi » by Various
  • And wherever he went he met the fool who was caricaturing him.
  • Extract from : « In Midsummer Days and Other Tales » by August Strindberg
  • Perhaps he may have been caricaturing "the ingenious gentleman" of La Mancha.
  • Extract from : « Romantic Spain » by John Augustus O'Shea
  • I have been accused of caricaturing my acquaintances, but it is untrue.
  • Extract from : « Notable Women Authors of the Day » by Helen C. Black
  • Among other things, the artists have taken to caricaturing the cholera!
  • Extract from : « A Residence in France » by J. Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for caricaturing

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