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Definition of caricature : 1. A picture or other figure or description in which the peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody.
2. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts or characteristics, as in a picture.
3. To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous exaggeration; to burlesque.

Synonyms:

ape, take-off, respect, same, personation, study at parody, imposture, extravaganza

exaggerated, overstated, aggrandized, hyperbolic, overdeveloped, distorted, overvalued, embellished, overrated, overestimated, overpraised, burlesque

exaggeration, aggrandizement, overestimation, hyperbole, overdevelopment, overstatement, distortion, embellishment, overvaluation

hyperbolize, overvalue, aggrandize, overdevelop, overestimate, embellish, stretch, exaggerate, overstate, overpraise, overrate, distort

impersonation, replication, pretense, mirror, carbon, pseudo, parody, mimicry, echo, duplication, sham, reproduction, reflection, spoof, counterfeit, emulation, parallel, imitation, representation, simulation, resemblance, duplicate, copy, portrayal

jesting, deprecation, insult, joke, irony, quip, kid, denigration, ride, mock, irreverence, scoff, rag, jeer, shame, derision, deprecate, razz, sneer, abasement burlesque, flippancy, sneering, mockery, humiliate, deride, ridicule, scorn, disgrace, travesty, humiliation, fun, taunt, mimic, jest, denigrate, contempt, roast, gibe, indignity

farce, lampoon, fake, cartoon, misrepresentation, takeoff, satire

Usage examples:

• In it I saw an exaggeration of Pyne's defects and the caricature of his good qualities. - "The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I", William James Stillman.
• This individual could best be described as " sandy" in appearance, there was simply nothing about him to caricature, I thought in despair! - "Fanny Goes to War", Pat Beauchamp.
• A framed caricature of himself returned the stare. - "Greener Than You Think", Ward Moore.