imitated
Acted just like
Imitated is the past tense of imitate, meaning to copy or mimic someone or something.
A child might have imitated her father's walk.
Artists have long imitated the masters.
The word can suggest sincere flattery or mockery, depending on intent: He imitated her accent cruelly.
Made an identical copy
- duplicatedCopied identically
- reproducedMade a copy of
- clonedReproduced without mating
- copiedReproduced from original
replica · facsimile · carbon copy · reprint · transcript · photocopy · xerox · reduplication
Posed as another person
- apedImitated closely
- mimickedCopied another's actions
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
- parodiedMocked by imitation
mocked · pantomimed · emulated · simulated · copycat · doppelganger · mime · reenacted
Made by smithing, or faked
- fakeNot the real thing
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
bogus · spurious · knockoff · pirated · bootleg · ersatz · falsified · plagiarized
Expression of deep respect
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- referencedMentioned as a source
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
dedicated · saluted · revered · venerated · evoked · invoked · inspired by · pastiche
replicated
Made an identical copy
- duplicatedCopied identically
- reproducedMade a copy of
- clonedReproduced without mating
copied · replica · facsimile · carbon copy · reprint · transcript · photocopy · xerox · reduplication · recreation
impersonated
Posed as another person
- apedImitated closely
- mimickedCopied another's actions
- caricaturedDepicted with exaggerated features
parodied · mocked · pantomimed · emulated · simulated · copycat · doppelganger · mime · reenacted · masqueraded
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
- fakeNot the real thing
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
sham · bogus · spurious · knockoff · pirated · bootleg · ersatz · falsified · plagiarized · fabricated
homage
Expression of deep respect
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- referencedMentioned as a source
acknowledged · dedicated · saluted · revered · venerated · evoked · invoked · inspired by · pastiche · reminiscent
- copiedcopied, duplicated, replicated, reproduced, cloned
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- followed thingstracked, trailed, pursued, chased, tailed
imitatedoriginal
First or inventive
invented · created · novel · groundbreaking · unprecedented
imitatedemulated
Copied admirably
copied · mimicked · followed · replicated · influential
- imitation crabProcessed fish mimicking shellfish
- life imitating artReality shaped by fiction
- art imitates life
- pale imitationInferior version of something
- imitation vanillaSynthetic bean-pod flavoring
- imitation leather
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