Imitate

/ˈɪmɪteɪt/

Synonyms for "imitate" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Verb(6 words)

copy admired aped cloned copied copycatted

Adjective(3 words)

accurate modelantiquedchildish aping

act likeadopt affect apeappear likeapproach appropriate approximate assumebe likebe redolent ofbear resemblanceborrowbring to mindburlesquecall to mindcall upcaricature choruscome again

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come closecome nearcomparecompare withcopy

Noun(18 words)

andersenape the voiceapes apingborrowed word formchimp chimpsclassroom replicatecloning copiescopy patterncopycat copycats copycatting copyingcopying costscopying ethicscopying process

Strong matches (78)

Noun(24 words)

copying taskcopying textcribbing cribs delacroixdesign copyingduplicatingdutch artechoesemulate the mastersfacsimileimitation patternjapanning kazoosleast patternedlife process modeledmeows mime mimeographs mimicking

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mimicsmirror patternmirroring mirrors

correspond counterfeit cribderive fromditto dodo a repeatdo againdo likedo overdouble duplicate echo emulate evoke fake favor follow forgego like

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hokehoke upimpersonate infringe knocklook likemake likemake use ofmasquerade match mimic mirror mock

Verb(18 words)

cretanizing echoed egyptianize emulateemulate styleemulated emulates emulating impersonate impersonated impersonating literarize mesopotamianize mimed mimeographed mimic mimicked mirrored

Adjective(3 words)

egyptian likefrench airgeneric pattern

Related words (129)

Verb(16 words)

mock modelled monkeyed oinked parody parroted pretended recreated replicate reproduce satirize simulatesimulate living systemssimulated simulates sovietize

Noun(55 words)

mocks mockupmodel aftermodel codemodel followingmodel formmodel systemmodels neighs oinkingoptics mirrorparroting parrots pastiche pastiches patternpattern a designpattern a garmentpattern afterpattern after classics

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pattern after teacherpattern categorypattern designedpattern of behaviorpattern producingpattern taskpattern taskspattern templatepattern weeklypatterning methodpatterning routinespatterning techniquepatterning worksheetpatterns photocopies photocopyphotocopying processreplicate readingsreplicate samplereplicatingromanian simulashadowing simalsimulated systemsimulating spoofsstyle of languagetook offtrace leveltrace oftraceswriting stylexerox xeroxeszoo ape

model monkey nearnearly reproducenot tell apartparallel parody parrotpartake ofpass pattern pirate plagiarize pose quote redo redouble reduplicate reecho reflect

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regurgitate reincarnateremind one ofrenew repeat replicate represent reproduce resemble revive satirizesavor ofsay againseemseem likesend upsham simulatesmack ofsound likespoofstack upstack up withsteal suggest taketake aftertake offtake ontake overtravesty

Determiner(2 words)

more copying ethicsmost copying

Adjective(5 words)

outward bulge mirrorpatterned paperpatterned routinerepetitive patternsynthetic look

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

copy copying humorlearning activitiespractice re-create recreate reproduce reproduction resemble satire

More specific

6 entries

aping caricature impersonation mimicry parody parroting

Collocations

5 entries

imitation behaviorimitation patternimitation studyimitation styleimitation technique

Inflections

3 entries

imitated imitates imitating

Derivations

4 entries

imitation imitative imitatively imitator

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom can imitate the singer to a hair.

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Just imitate what he does.

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Schweitzer is a man to imitate.

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This bird can imitate the human voice.

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