I borrowed this cartoon from his older sister.
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Cartoon
/kɑːˈtuːn/
Synonyms for "cartoon" (141 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (29)
Noun(11 words)
sketchanimated cartoonanimated filmanimated shortanimationanimeburlesque portraitcaricaturecaricaturescartoonedcartoonish
3-danimated cartoonblack and whiteblack-and-white filmblueprintbrouilloncaricaturechalkcharcoalcharcoal drawingchartchiaroscurochillercinemacinemascopecineramacolorcolor film
Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
horse operahouse planichnographylimnline drawingmotion picturemotion-picture showmoviemoving picturenewsreelnudieoutlinepaintpastelpatternpen-and-inkpencilpencil drawingphotodramaphotoplay
Show 41 more words
picturepicture showplotpornographic filmportraypreviewprofileprojectionroughrough copyrough draftrough outlinesatirescratchshadeshortsilentsilent filmsilhouettesilver-print drawingsinopiaskeletonsketchskin flicksneak previewspaghetti westernstencilstudytabletalkietalking picturetechnicolorthrillertinttracetracingtrailerunderground filmvignettewesternworking drawing
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: sketch, 3-d, animated cartoon, animated cartoon, animated film.
- Sentence evidence is available for cartoon, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cartoon".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cartoon"
Keep "cartoon" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cartoon" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cartoon", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cartoon" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
10 entriesanimated shortanimation framecaricaturecartoon charactercomic stripeditorial cartoonfeature animationgraphic panelpolitical cartoonsketch
Collocations
9 entriescartoon bookcartoon charactercartoon drawingcartoon episodecartoon imagecartoon styleeducational cartoonhand drawn cartoonpolitical cartoon
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
87 translations across 46 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- tekenprent noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Albanian
3 entries- film me kartonë noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- film vizatimor noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- kartonë noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Arabic
4 entries- فِلِم كَرْتون noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- فِيلْم كَرْتُون noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- كَرْتون noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- كَرْتُون noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- cizgi film noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Bashkir
1 entries- йәнһүрәт noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Belarusian
2 entries- мультфі́льм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультыплікацы́йны фільм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мултиплика́ция noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Catalan
1 entries- dibuixos animats noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 卡通 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- 卡通片 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 動畫 /动画 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- 動畫片 /动画片 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- 卡通 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Danish
1 entries- tegnefilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Dutch
1 entries- tekenfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Esperanto
2 entries- animaciaĵo noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- animaciita desegno noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Finnish
4 entries- piirretty noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- piirroselokuva noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- piirrosfilmi noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- piirrossarja noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
French
1 entries- dessin animé noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Georgian
4 entries- ანიმაცია noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- ანიმაციური ფილმი noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- მულტიპლიკაციური ფილმი noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- მულტფილმი noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
German
3 entries- Cartoon noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- Zeichentrick noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- Zeichentrickfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Greek
2 entries- κινούμενα σχέδια noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- κινούμενο σχέδιο noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Hebrew
1 entries- סֶרֶט מְצֻיָּר noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Hindi
1 entries- कार्टून noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Hungarian
1 entries- rajzfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- کَرْتون noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Italian
1 entries- cartone animato noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Japanese
3 entries- アニメ noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- アニメーション noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- カートゥーン noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Korean
3 entries- 그림영화 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- 만화영화 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- 애니메이션 noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Zeechentrickfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Macedonian
1 entries- цр́тан филм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Malay
1 entries- kartun noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Māori
2 entries- pakiwaitara noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- pakiwaituhi noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Norman
1 entries- annînmâtion noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- animasjonsfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Polish
3 entries- film animowany noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- film rysunkowy noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- kreskówka noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Portuguese
2 entries- desenho noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- desenho animado noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Romanian
2 entries- desen noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- desen animat noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Russian
4 entries- анимацио́нный фильм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- му́льтик noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультипликацио́нный фильм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультфи́льм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- crtani film noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- цртани филм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Slovak
1 entries- kreslený film noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Slovene
2 entries- risani film noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- risanka noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Spanish
4 entries- caricaturas noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- dibujitos noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- dibujos animados noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- monos animados noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Swahili
1 entries- katuni noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Swedish
2 entries- tecknad serie noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- tecknat noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Tagalog
1 entries- tawo-tawo noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Thai
2 entries- การ์ตูน noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- ภาพยนตร์การ์ตูน noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Ukrainian
4 entries- му́льтик noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультипліка́ція noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультиплікаці́йний фільм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
- мультфі́льм noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Uzbek
1 entries- multfilm noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hoạt hình noun (animated cartoon — see also animated cartoon)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
When he saw the salesgirl selling dachshund sausages, he got an idea for a cartoon.
Source: tatoeba (288033)
Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your hot dogs!"
Source: tatoeba (322648)
The future diplomat to France carved his name and the name of his beloved (a Japanese cartoon character) into the bark of a tree.
Source: tatoeba (697802)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cartoon"?
Closest matches include sketch, 3-d, animated cartoon, animated cartoon, animated film.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cartoon"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.