Synonyms of cartoons

cartoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of cartoon

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as in drawings

a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene

a political cartoon mocking the state legislature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drawings
• sketches
• portraits
• depictions
• illustrations
• images
• figures
• representations
• caricatures
• silhouettes
• outlines
• delineations
• contours
• engravings
• watercolors
• doodles
• etchings
• likenesses
• line drawings
• pastels
• blueprints
• aquatints
• charcoals
• etches

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as in strips

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

reading the cartoons in the Sunday newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strips
• comics
• funnies
• animations
• comic strips
• caricatures
• comic books
• funny papers
• graphic novels
• animated cartoons

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as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something

in this biopic the life of a complex man is reduced to a cartoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parodies
• caricatures
• jokes
• comedies
• shams
• farces
• simulations
• travesties
• hoaxes
• burlesques
• mockeries
• lampoons
• pretenses
• forgeries
• counterfeits
• pretences
• takeoffs
• knockoffs
• phonies
• phoneys
• fakes
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tributes
• homages

cartoons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cartoon

as in caricatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caricatures
• pictures
• pencils
• inks
• profiles
• sketches
• outlines
• draws
• crayons
• scribbles
• scrawls