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/ˈpæɹədi/ · noun
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony..
The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.
The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
Use parody when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parody means A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony..
Common synonyms include charade, pasquinade, travesty, spoof.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.
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