Synonyms of send-up

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noun

ˈsend-ˌəp 

as in parody

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect

a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parody
• spoof
• satire
• caricature
• burlesque
• takeoff
• imitation
• travesty
• rib
• comedy
• put-on
• sketch
• farce
• distortion
• mockery
• lampoon
• exaggeration
• humor
• slapstick
• impersonation
• squib
• mimicking

send up

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verb

as in to imitate

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

the sitcom sends up the "trials and tribulations" of the rich and famous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitate
• parody
• mock
• do
• mimic
• spoof
• caricature
• play
• burlesque
• emulate
• perform
• reproduce
• travesty
• simulate
• play up
• ridicule
• put on
• pretend
• satirize
• deride
• replicate
• jibe
• lampoon
• duplicate
• flesh (out)
• act
• stretch
• enhance
• parrot
• gibe
• dissemble
• ape
• enlarge (on or upon)
• elaborate
• feign
• pad
• monkey
• embellish
• exaggerate
• expand
• personate
• counterfeit
• sham
• fake
• amplify
• embroider
• overdraw
• pasquinade
• mime
• magnify
• pantomime
• copycat
• overstate
• impersonate

Examples of send-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Far ahead of its time in its satirical targets and its mixing of disparate narrative tones, Turtle Island is a hilarious comic send-up that could only have emerged from Rozier’s puckish imagination. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024

Razor-sharp without ever taking itself too seriously, 30 Rock is a joyous send-up of New York, the changing TV business, and the combustible egos that fill both. —John Ortved, Vogue, 29 June 2024

Verb

In the meantime, Project Kuiper plans on sending up its first production satellites sometime in Q4. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024

The colchicums send up a big, bold, and blousy mass of shiny green foliage in early summer. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024