" caricaturist "

1: as in satirist, parodist;

•  Synonyms : 

•  burlesquer,

•  lampooner,

•  mocker,

•  parodist,

•  satirist,

•  imitator,

•  impersonator,

•  impressionist,

•  mimic,

•  personator,

•  mime,

•  mimer,

•  mummer,

•  pantomime,

•  pantomimist,

•  actor,

•  entertainer,

•  performer,

•  player,

•  trouper,

•  ape,

•  copycat,

•  echo,

•  parrot,

•  rubber stamp

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something;

  * e.g., " ... that TV network's reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cartoon,

•  farce,

•  joke,

•  mockery,

•  parody,

•  sham,

•  travesty

•  Antonyms : 

•  meiosis,

•  understatement

2: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect;

  * e.g., " ... the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burlesque,

•  parody,

•  put-on,

•  rib,

•  send-up,

•  spoof,

•  takeoff,

•  travesty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts;

  * e.g., " ... the mayor has presented only a caricature of his opponent's views "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coloring,

•  elaboration,

•  embellishment,

•  embroidering,

•  embroidery,

•  exaggeration,

•  hyperbole,

•  magnification,

•  overstatement,

•  padding,

•  stretching

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)