| Main Entry: | pastiche |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | work of art formed from disparate sources |
Synonyms: |
assortment, collage, collection, compilation, copy, hodgepodge, imitation, mishmosh, paste-up, patchwork, potpourri, reappropriation, reproduction, synthesis |
| Main Entry: | burlesque |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bawdy show; vaudeville |
Synonyms: |
burly, caricature, farce, lampoon, lampoonery, mock, mockery, parody, pastiche, peep show, revue, satire, send-up, spoof, strip, takeoff, travesty, vaudeville |
| Main Entry: | caricature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exaggerated description in writing, drawing |
Synonyms: |
burlesque, cartoon, distortion, farce, imitation, lampoon, libel, mimicry, mockery, parody, pasquinade, pastiche, put-on, ridicule, satire, send-up, sham, takeoff, travesty |
| Main Entry: | jumble |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hodgepodge |
Synonyms: |
assortment, chaos, clutter, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage, goulash, hash, litter, medley, mess, miscellany, mishmash, mixture, muddle, mélange, olio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, snarl, tangle, tumble |
Antonyms: |
order, organization |
| Main Entry: | lampoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parody, satire |
Synonyms: |
burlesque, caricature, invective, pasquil, pasquinade, pastiche, ridicule, roast, send-up, skit, squib, takedown, takeoff |
| Main Entry: | medley |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscellany |
Synonyms: |
assortment, brew, collection, combo, composition, confusion, conglomeration, farrago, hodgepodge, jumble, melee, mingling, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, mélange, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety |
Antonyms: |
loneness, singularity |
| Main Entry: | mélange |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture |
Synonyms: |
assortment, combo, confusion, farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, soup, stew |
Antonyms: |
singularity |
| Main Entry: | miscellany |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | varied collection |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assortment, brew, collectanea, combination, combo, compilation, conglomeration, cumulation, diversity, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage*, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melee, mess, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, muddle, mélange, odds and ends, olio, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salad, salmagundi, smorgasbord, stew, variety |
Antonyms: |
single |
| Main Entry: | parody |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imitation, spoof |
Synonyms: |
apology, burlesque, caricature, cartoon, copy, derision, farce, irony, jest, joke, lampoon, mime, mimicry, misrepresentation, mock-heroic, mockery, pastiche, play-on, raillery, rib, ridicule, roast, satire, send-up, skit, takeoff, travesty |
Antonyms: |
reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | patchwork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture, hodgepodge |
Synonyms: |
check, confusion, disorder, hash, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash, muddle, olio, pastiche, plaid, salad, salmagundi, stew, tartan |