aped
Did an imitation
Aped is the past tense of ape, meaning to imitate or mimic, usually in a way that's clumsy or mocking: He aped his teacher's mannerisms behind her back.
The imitation tends to be superficial rather than skilled—copying outward behavior without understanding: The company aped its competitor's strategy without grasping the underlying philosophy.
One who copies others
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- replicateCopy exactly
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
echo · parrot · simulate · duplicate · reproduce · copycat · impersonate · clone
Satirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
caricature · burlesque · send-up · travesty · derision · taunt · jeer · sneer
Function's rate of change
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
- clichédOverused to meaninglessness
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- staleNo longer fresh
formulaic · uninspired · plagiarize · borrowed · secondhand · unoriginal · banal · imitative
Young deer, or flatter
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- grovelHumble oneself servilely
- kowtowExcessive deference shown physically
- sycophantServile praise-giver
bootlick · brown-nose · ingratiate · flatter · obsequious · servile · yes-man · apple-polish
mimic
One who copies others
mirror · echo · parrot · simulate · duplicate · reproduce · copycat · impersonate · clone · follow
parody
Satirical imitation
ridicule · caricature · burlesque · send-up · travesty · derision · taunt · jeer · sneer · scorn
derivative
Function's rate of change
stale · formulaic · uninspired · plagiarize · borrowed · secondhand · unoriginal · banal · imitative · stock
fawn
Young deer, or flatter
- toadyObsequious flatterer seeking favor
- grovelHumble oneself servilely
- kowtowExcessive deference shown physically
sycophant · bootlick · brown-nose · ingratiate · flatter · obsequious · servile · yes-man · apple-polish · cringe
- copiedcopied, duplicated, replicated, reproduced, cloned
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified