Travesty

/ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/

Synonyms for "travesty" (178 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Noun(6 words)

burlesque caricature mockery parodyabuse of due processburlesques

aggrandize aggrandizementagile witamplification amplify anamorphosis ape atticismbad likenessballyhoo beliebig talkblack humorblowing upbotchbuild upburlesque camouflage caricaturecarry too far

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charade color comedy copy daub derision dilatation dilation disguise distort

Strong matches (53)

Noun(8 words)

distort falsify farcefarce comedyfeign injustice lampoonmiscarriage of justice

distortiondraw the longbowdry witdummy duplication enhancement enlargement esprit exaggerate exaggerating exaggeration excess exorbitance expansion extravagance extreme facsimile falsify farce garble

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go to extremesgrandiloquence heighteninghit off onhuckstering humor hyperbole hyperbolism hyperbolize imitate imitation inflation inordinacy irony joke knockoff lampoonlay it onlay it on thicklibel magnification magnifymake much ofmimic mimicry

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miscolor misquote misreport misrepresent misstate misteach mockmock upmock-up mockery modelnimble witovercharge overdo overdraw overemphasis overestimate overestimation overkill overpraise

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overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstatement overstress paraphrase parody pastiche pervertpile it onpleasantrypretty witprodigality profuseness puff pufferypuffing upquick witready witreplica representation reproduction ridicule salt sarcasm satire satirizesavor of witscratch scribble sensationalism sham slant slapstickslapstick humorsquib stretchstretch the truthstretchingsubtle witsuperlative taketake offtake off ontakeofftalk bigtalk in superlativestall talktout touting twist understate versionvisual humorwarpwicked imitationwit wrench

Noun(9 words)

misrepresent mock pasquinade pervert put-on send-up sendup spoof takeoff

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More general

15 entries

action burlesque caricature comedy decision depiction imitation impersonationjudicial resultoutcome parody representationspeech actspoofverbal act

More specific

6 entries

burlesque caricaturejudicial travestylegal travestyparodyprocedural travesty

Collocations

10 entries

caricaturecultural travestygrotesque distortiongrotesque travestyliterary travestymedia travestymisrepresentation of factsparodypolitical travestytravesty of justice

Inflections

3 entries

travestied travesties travestying

Derivations

1 entries

travestying

Sample sentences

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My brother's murderer got off with just a year in jail. If that's not a travesty of justice, I don't know what is!

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It's a travesty.

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What's happened here is a travesty.

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Under no circumstances will I ever consent to such a travesty.

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