satirized

verb

past tense of satirize
as in lampooned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirized
  1. parodied
  2. caricatured
  3. mocked
  4. ridiculed
  5. imitated
  6. derided
  7. mimicked
  8. spoofed
Verb
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of parodied
Verb
  • In creative, advanced age is omitted or caricatured, reducing relevance before the message has a chance to work.
    — Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
Definition of caricatured
Verb
  • Mel Gibson has issued an apology amid backlash over his recent appearance at FanExpo Canada, where the Oscar winner mocked an ASL interpreter while walking on stage to attend his retrospective Q&A.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Digital advertising has long been the cash cow for other big tech companies like Google and Meta, but OpenAI's move was ridiculed by its chief rival, Anthropic, which made OpenAI's ad push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.
    — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of imitated
Verb
  • Trump has long derided past leaders who used sanctions to limit Iran’s ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.
    — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of derided
Verb
  • This gave confidence that the simulant accurately mimicked lunar conditions.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimicked
Verb
  • The tableau of Hansen going face-to-face with suspects seated in suburban kitchens became so familiar it was spoofed in a comedy sketch that opened the 2006 Emmy Awards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoofed
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“Satirized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirized. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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