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Synonyms for lampoon

36 synonyms
3 antonyms
1 meaning

verb
noun

Most common

mock ridicule defame satirize

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Satirize

satirize, satirise UK, ridicule, defame, mock, libel, disparage, jibe UK, gibe US, vilify, mimic, revile, scoff, kid, calumniate, traduce, asperse, denigrate, scorn, jeer, taunt, malign, discredit, besmirch

Other

back-bite, trash-talk slang informal US

Noun

parody, send-up, satire, spoof, mockery, burlesque, put-on informal, travesty, takeoff, pasquinade, imitation, squib dated

Antonyms

promote, glorify, respect

All antonyms of lampoon →

Definitions

v. 1
To satirize or poke fun at.
n. 1
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

Forms

Plural: lampoons → parodies, send-ups, satires, spoofs…
Past participle: lampooned
e.g. lampooned → satirized, ridiculed, defamed, mocked…

Example sentences

mock How is it possible not to mock the Muslim belief.
ridicule He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
lampoon		steady
mock		rising
ridicule		steady
defame		steady
satirize		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: kid¹
4 letters: mock¹, jibe¹, jeer¹, gibe¹
5 letters: mimic², libel², scorn¹, spoof¹, taunt¹, scoff¹, squib
6 letters: parody³, satire³, malign², defame², vilify³, revile²
7 letters: takeoff², mockery³, traduce, asperse
8 letters: ridicule³, travesty³, satirize³, besmirch, satirise
9 letters: imitation⁴, discredit³, burlesque², disparage³, denigrate³
10 letters: calumniate, pasquinade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mimic² = 2 syllables).