Burlesques
Synonyms for "burlesques" (268 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Noun(3 words)
parodyspoofvaudevilleaggrandizeaggrandizementagile witamplificationamplifyanamorphosisapearlequinadeatticismbad likenessballyhoobeliebig talkblack comedyblack humorblowing upboards
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botchbroadbroad comedybroadwaybuild upburlettacamouflagecampcaricaturalcaricaturecarnivalcarry too farcircuscolorcomedie bouffecomedie larmoyantecomedie rossecomediettacomedycomedy balletcomedy of humorscomedy of ideascomedy of intriguecomedy of mannerscomedy of situationcomedy reliefcomiccomic musecomic operacomic reliefcomical
Strong matches (80)
copydark comedydaubderisionderisivedilatationdilationdisguisedistortdistortiondoggereldomestic comedydramadraw the longbowdry witdummyduplicationenhancementenlargemententertainment industry
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espritexaggerateexaggeratingexaggerationexcessexodeexorbitanceexpansionextravaganceextremefacsimilefalsifyfarcefarce comedyfarcicalgarblegenteel comedygo to extremesgrandiloquenceharlequinadehatchet jobheighteninghigh camphit off onhucksteringhumorhyperbolehyperbolismhyperbolizeimitateimitationinflationinordinacyironyjokeknockofflampoonlay it onlay it on thicklegitlegitimate stagelibellight comedylow camplow comedymacaronicmagnificationmagnifymake much ofmalicious parodymimemimicmiscolormisquotemisreportmisrepresentmisstatemisteachmock
Noun(1 words)
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mock heroicmock upmock-heroicmock-upmockerymodelmusicalmusical comedynimble witoff broadwayoff-off-broadwayopera buffaoverchargeoverdooverdrawoveremphasisoverestimateoverestimationoverkilloverpraise
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overreachoverreactoverselloverspeakoverstateoverstatementoverstressparaphraseparodicpasquilpasquinpasquinadepastichepervertpile it onplaylandpleasantrypoison penpretty witprodigalityprofusenesspuffpufferypuffing upquick witraw comedyready witrealistic comedyrepertory dramareplicarepresentationreproductionridiculeromantic comedysaltsarcasmsatiresatiricsatiricalsatirizesatyr playsavor of witscratchscribblesendsensationalismsentimental comedyshamshow bizshow businesssituation comedyslantslapstickslapstick comedyslapstick humorsquibstagestage worldstagedomstagelandstockstrawhatstrawhat circuitstretchstretch the truthstretchingstripteasesubtle witsummer stocksuperlativetaketake offtake off ontake-offtakeofftalk bigtalk in superlativestall talktauntthaliathe boardsthe footlightsthe scenesthe stagethe theatertheatertheater worldtheatromaniatheatrophobiatouttoutingtragicomedytragicomictravestytwistunderstatevarietyvaudevillianversionvisual humorwarpwicked imitationwitwrench
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