Synonyms for travesty
ˈtræv ə stitrav·es·ty

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1. travestynoun

   Synonyms:
   caricature

2. travestynoun

   To make a travesty of; to parody.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

3. travestynoun

   A parody or stylistic imitation.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

4. travestynoun

   A grossly inferior imitation.

   A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

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1. travesty

   A caricature is a grotesque exaggeration of striking features or peculiarities, generally of a person; a burlesque treats any subject in an absurd or incongruous manner. A burlesque is written or acted; a caricature is more commonly in sketch or picture. A parody changes the subject, but keeps the style; a travesty keeps the subject, but changes the style; a burlesque does not hold itself to either subject or style; but is content with a general resemblance to what it may imitate. A caricature, parody, or travesty must have an original; a burlesque may be an independent composition. An account of a schoolboys' quarrel after the general manner of Homer's Iliad would be a burlesque; the real story of the Iliad told in newspaper style would be a travesty. An extravaganza is a fantastic composition, musical, dramatic, or narrative. Imitation is serious; mimicry is either intentionally or unintentionally comical.

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, caricature, exaggeration, extravaganza, imitation, mimicry, parody, take-off

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1. travesty

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, parody, disguise, caricature, misrepresentation, misportraiture

   Antonyms:
   representation, reproduction, portraiture, copy, exhibition, recast

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1. farce, farce comedy, travestynoun

   a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

   Synonyms:
   mockery, burlesque, parody, charade, spoof, lampoon, pasquinade, farce comedy, sendup, forcemeat, farce, put-on, takeoff

2. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onverb

   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms:
   jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, takeoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, mockery, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence

3. travestyverb

   make a travesty of

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1. • Parody

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1. travestyverb

   Synonyms:
   parody, imitate, take off, turn into burlesque

2. travestynoun

   Synonyms:
   parody, burlesque, caricature

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1. travestynoun

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, parody, caricature, take-off

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1. List of paraphrases for "travesty":

   parody, farce, mockery, transvestite, charade, caricature, masquerade, sham, macabre, spoofing, joke, cartoon

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1. Ben Crump:

   Today, I pray for the victims, I pray for our country, I pray for our children and grandchildren, and I pray that this travesty of a case is an outlier on our path to a more just system, and not a signal of retreat backwards, because, we simply ca n’t afford it.

2. Tom Gilmore:

   There's a new consciousness that is extremely sensitive to the needs of the homeless, does that mean they accept the notion of Skid Row ? No, no, no because Skid Row is a travesty as a construct. It's a toxic environment for the homeless.

3. Carl Icahn:

   She gave Warren Buffett a gift, the whole thing is a travesty.

4. George Parnham:

   This is just a travesty of justice as far as I’m concerned. This man is facing an execution if he’s convicted.

5. Justin Jones:

   What happened was a travesty of democracy because they expelled the two youngest Black lawmakers, which is no coincidence from the Tennessee Legislature.