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Synonyms for pasquinade

  • noun

Most common

send-up satire libel lampoon

All synonyms

Noun

1. Lampoon — A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone

lampoon, put-on informal, send-up, satire, libel, mockery, burlesque, parody, squib, takeoff, spoof, travesty

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.

Forms

Plural
pasquinades → lampoons, put-ons, send-ups, satires…

Example sentences

  • satire Our world must be a satire of some other world.
  • libel The actress sued the magazine for libel.
  • lampoon She loves to lampoon celebrities in her sketches.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pasquinadesteady
satiresteady
libelfalling
lampoonsteady

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

By length

5 letters
libel2, spoof1, squib
6 letters
parody3, satire3
7 letters
takeoff2, mockery3, lampoon2
8 letters
travesty3
9 letters
burlesque2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (libel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pasquinade
Deutsch
Pasquill