What is another word for satire?
Pronunciation:
[ sˈata͡ɪ͡ə], [ sˈataɪə], [ s_ˈa_t_aɪə]
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Similar words for satire:
- burlesque (noun)
- caricature (noun)
- cartoon (noun)
- comedy (noun)
- derision (noun)
- figure of speech (noun)
- irony (noun)
- misrepresentation (noun)
- parody (noun)
- quip (noun)
- repartee (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- ridicule intended to expose truth (noun)
- sarcasm (noun)
- spoof (noun)
- wit (noun)
Synonyms for Satire:
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n.
• burlesque • caricature • cartoon • comedy- chaffings ,
- comic dramas ,
- facetiousnesses ,
- field days ,
- fun and gameses ,
- fun games ,
- fun gameses ,
- gag shows ,
- high camps ,
- inter lude ,
- inter ludes ,
- inter-lude ,
- inter-ludes ,
- jokings ,
- light entertainments ,
- merry go rounds ,
- play ons ,
- schticks ,
- slapsticks ,
- wisecrackings ,
- wittinesses .
- Asyndeton ,
- Ellipses ,
- Tropology ,
- adumbration ,
- alliteration ,
- alliterations ,
- anaphora ,
- antistrophe ,
- aposiopesis ,
- apostrophe ,
- apostrophes ,
- communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device ,
- echoism ,
- ellipsis ,
- litotes ,
- malapropism ,
- malapropisms ,
- manner of speaking ,
- metonymies ,
- metonymy ,
- onomatopoeia ,
- onomatopoeias ,
- oxymora ,
- oxymoron ,
- proteron ,
- synecdoche ,
- trope ,
- tropes ,
- turn of phrase ,
- way of speaking .
Other synonyms:
- wit .
Other relevant words:
- category ,
- communication ,
- conversation ,
- converse ,
- exaggeration ,
- film ,
- form ,
- genre ,
- irony ,
- manner ,
- novel ,
- piece ,
- play ,
- poem ,
- ridicule ,
- speaking ,
- style ,
- talk ,
- talking ,
- way .
- Acrimoniousness ,
- Alba ,
- Amoebaeum ,
- Anacreontic ,
- Asteism ,
- Bashing ,
- CANSO ,
- Cento ,
- Chaffing ,
- Chanson ,
- Epithalamium ,
- Epode ,
- Epopee ,
- Epopoeia ,
- Georgic ,
- Ghazel ,
- Hypercriticism ,
- Idyl ,
- Palinode ,
- Pasquin ,
- Prothalamium ,
- Quib ,
- Triolet ,
- Vers de societe ,
- Villanelle ,
- Virelay ,
- acerbity ,
- acridity ,
- acridness ,
- acrimony ,
- act ,
- agile wit ,
- agree ,
- amoebean verse ,
- animation ,
- anime ,
- asperity ,
- badinage ,
- balada ,
- ballad ,
- ballade ,
- banter ,
- barrage ,
- biopic ,
- bitter ,
- bitterness ,
- black humor ,
- bucolic ,
- burlesque ,
- carping ,
- caustic ,
- caustic remark ,
- causticity ,
- cavil ,
- censoriousness ,
- censure ,
- chaff ,
- check ,
- cheer ,
- chiller ,
- clerihew ,
- concrete poetry ,
- condemnation ,
- contempt ,
- contumely ,
- correspond ,
- criticism ,
- cutting ,
- cynicism ,
- defy ,
- deride ,
- derision ,
- dirge ,
- disapproval ,
- disdain ,
- disrespect ,
- dithyramb ,
- dramatic poetry ,
- dry ,
- eclogue ,
- elegy ,
- epic ,
- epic poetry ,
- epigram ,
- epigrammatic ,
- epos ,
- esprit ,
- exhort ,
- facetiousness ,
- fastidiousness ,
- faultfinding ,
- fit ,
- flout ,
- gag ,
- gibe ,
- grin ,
- haiku ,
- harshness ,
- hatchet job ,
- heroic poetry ,
- humor ,
- humour ,
- iambic ,
- iambus ,
- idyll ,
- imitation ,
- impersonation ,
- impression ,
- ingenuity ,
- innuendo ,
- inspire ,
- invective ,
- ironic ,
- ironical ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jest ,
- jingle ,
- laughter ,
- libel ,
- light verse ,
- limerick ,
- lyric ,
- madrigal ,
- malevolence ,
- malice ,
- maliciousness ,
- metaphysical poetry ,
- mimicry ,
- miscarriage ,
- mock ,
- mockery ,
- monody ,
- mordacity ,
- mordancy ,
- mordant ,
- mud ,
- narrative poem ,
- narrative poetry ,
- nursery rhyme ,
- ode ,
- oral poetry ,
- pasquil ,
- pasquinade ,
- pastiche ,
- pastoral ,
- pastoral elegy ,
- pastourelle ,
- persiflage ,
- pleasantry ,
- poison ,
- poisonousness ,
- polyphonic prose ,
- prose poetry ,
- put on ,
- quick wit ,
- quip ,
- raillery ,
- ready wit ,
- recrimination ,
- repartee ,
- respect ,
- rhapsody ,
- rhyme ,
- rondeau ,
- rondel ,
- roundel ,
- roundelay ,
- salt ,
- sarcasm ,
- sarcasms ,
- sarcastic ,
- sardonic ,
- satires ,
- satiric ,
- satirical ,
- satirise ,
- satirize ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- scorn ,
- semblance ,
- send-up ,
- sestina ,
- skit ,
- slapstick ,
- sloka ,
- sneer ,
- song ,
- sonnet ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- spoofing ,
- squib ,
- stichomythia ,
- tanka ,
- taunt ,
- teetotal ,
- tenso ,
- threnody ,
- trenchancy ,
- uproar ,
- venom ,
- venomousness ,
- verse ,
- versicle ,
- virulence ,
- vulgarization ,
- witticism ,
- wittiness ,
- wry .
- Causticness ,
- Funnies ,
- Laughters ,
- PUNS ,
- Pilgarlic ,
- Re-presentation ,
- SITCOMS ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- bon mot ,
- brickbat ,
- brickbats ,
- burlies ,
- caricature ,
- cartoon ,
- comic drama ,
- farce ,
- field day ,
- flim-flam ,
- floutings ,
- fun and games ,
- gag show ,
- high camp ,
- humorousness ,
- joking ,
- lampoon ,
- language ,
- light entertainment ,
- literary genre ,
- literature ,
- merry go round ,
- merry-go-round ,
- merry-go-rounds ,
- mock-heroic ,
- object of ridicule ,
- parody ,
- parting shot ,
- phonies ,
- play on ,
- play-on ,
- put-down ,
- revue ,
- revues ,
- sardonicism ,
- schtick ,
- send up ,
- sendup ,
- sitcom ,
- sketch ,
- speech ,
- spoof ,
- take-off ,
- take-offs ,
- television ,
- travesty ,
- wisecracking ,
- wordplay ,
- wordplays .
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How to use "Satire" in context?
Satire is a form of literature that uses humor and satire to expose society's flaws and hypocrisies. It is a popular form of writing in ancient and modern times, and can be found in works of literature, theater and journalism. Satire is often used to criticize the powerful or to make light of serious issues.
Paraphrases for Satire:
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Homophones for Satire:
- shot tower, scatter, starer, six-day war, skitter, swither, shouter, seawater, sitter, seder, scoter, sequester, stria, shadower, Sectary, storeria, stereo, statuary, satureia, set theory, sister, stature, steerer, sudra, shutter, sagittaria, stutterer, Skye Terrier, sector, Sudatory, satori, stutter, sou'easter, sixty-three, stayer, shyster, shudra, setter, skid row, soda water, sweater, sitar, squatter, stare, skidder, sea otter, satyr, scooter, stir, strayer, stator, shedder, shade tree, stair, sutra, setaria, Shittah Tree, statutory, shuddery, suggester, stater, side door, straw, steer, strew, starr, skater, swatter, shatter, suture, steatorrhea, shoe store, stairway, sudor, shad roe, shudder, starry, stray, storey, scouter, star, show the door, story, stirrer, shoetree, store, sea aster, suitor, sou'wester, six day war, sutura, six-shooter, seeder, sea star, succeeder, sea scooter, souther, shooter.
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