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All imitate synonyms

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verb imitate

  • resemble β€” to be like or similar to.
  • pretend β€” to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
  • duplicate β€” a copy exactly like an original.
  • echo β€” a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
  • reproduce β€” to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • assume β€” If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • mimic β€” to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
  • replicate β€” Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
  • simulate β€” to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
  • mirror β€” any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
  • impersonate β€” to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  • mock β€” to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • ape β€” Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
  • feign β€” to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
  • follow β€” to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
  • counterfeit β€” Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
  • caricature β€” A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
  • travesty β€” a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
  • forge β€” to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
  • falsify β€” to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
  • match β€” a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
  • sham β€” something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
  • repeat β€” repeat loop
  • clone β€” If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
  • xerox β€” (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
  • reflect β€” to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
  • burlesque β€” A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
  • mime β€” the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
  • affect β€” If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
  • spoof β€” a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
  • copy β€” If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
  • parallel β€” parallel processing
  • ditto β€” the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β€³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
  • borrow β€” If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
  • parody β€” a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
  • personate β€” to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • reduplicate β€” to double; repeat.
  • carbon β€” Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
  • put on β€” a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • take off β€” the act of taking.
  • follow suit β€” a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
  • look like β€” resemble
  • send up β€” an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
  • emulate β€” Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
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