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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