Antonyms for travesty
ˈtræv ə stitrav·es·ty

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1. travestynoun

   Synonyms:
   caricature

2. travestynoun

   To make a travesty of; to parody.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

3. travestynoun

   A parody or stylistic imitation.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

4. travestynoun

   A grossly inferior imitation.

   A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

   Synonyms:
   caricature

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1. travesty

   A caricature is a grotesque exaggeration of striking features or peculiarities, generally of a person; a burlesque treats any subject in an absurd or incongruous manner. A burlesque is written or acted; a caricature is more commonly in sketch or picture. A parody changes the subject, but keeps the style; a travesty keeps the subject, but changes the style; a burlesque does not hold itself to either subject or style; but is content with a general resemblance to what it may imitate. A caricature, parody, or travesty must have an original; a burlesque may be an independent composition. An account of a schoolboys' quarrel after the general manner of Homer's Iliad would be a burlesque; the real story of the Iliad told in newspaper style would be a travesty. An extravaganza is a fantastic composition, musical, dramatic, or narrative. Imitation is serious; mimicry is either intentionally or unintentionally comical.

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, caricature, exaggeration, extravaganza, imitation, mimicry, parody, take-off

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. travesty

   Antonyms:
   representation, reproduction, portraiture, copy, exhibition, recast

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, parody, disguise, caricature, misrepresentation, misportraiture

Matched Categories

1. • Parody

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. farce, farce comedy, travestynoun

   a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

   Synonyms:
   mockery, burlesque, parody, charade, spoof, lampoon, pasquinade, farce comedy, sendup, forcemeat, farce, put-on, takeoff

2. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onverb

   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms:
   jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, takeoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, mockery, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence

3. travestyverb

   make a travesty of

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1. travestynoun

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, parody, caricature, take-off

How to use travesty in a sentence?

1. Benjamin Crump:

   They can't stop someone in the middle of the road, hop out with( guns), create a dangerous situation and avail themselves of stand your ground or self-defense. That's just not how the law's designed to work. it's a travesty of justice that they enjoyed their freedom for 74 days after taking the life of a young black man who was simply jogging. Yet, tomorrow, on Ahmaud's birthday, his parents are denied the simple joy of celebrating with their son.

2. Miles Goslett:

   A coroner is independent of the government, a coroner’s inquest goes into an investigation with an open mind, they don’t go into it to prove a thesis. A public inquiry into this man’s death was to prove a thesis, that he killed himself. It was a whitewash, a travesty.

3. Matt Nelson:

   It waited and waited and waited, and his time ran out. His family two weeks after his death received a congratulatory letter from the State Department. And that's just the typical travesty that we're starting to see become more and more common every day.

4. Stephanie Labanowski:

   I think it's a travesty, just because it's not in Stephanie Labanowski backyard doesn't mean it's not something to take seriously.

5. Don Bacon:

   We're seeing that our junior enlisted, because they're married, have to go on food stamps or [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] and I think that's a travesty, i hope in the next Congress I can be part of the team and work with [House Armed Services Committee ranking member] Mike Rogers to build that consensus. We have to adjust our enlisted pay because if pay is not keeping up with our junior ranks they're going to get out right away or just not get in.

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