imitates
Acts just like
Imitates means copies or mimics the behavior, appearance, or sound of something else.
A child imitates a parent's mannerisms.
A comedian imitates celebrities.
Birds imitate sounds they hear.
The word can suggest faithful reproduction or mere approximation: The knockoff imitates the designer bag but uses cheaper materials.
Assume another's identity
- mimicOne who copies others
- apeTailless higher primate
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- copycatOne who mimics another
parrot · echo · mirror · mock · caricature · lampoon · parody · spoof
Identical reproduction made
- replicateCopy exactly
- duplicateExact replica of original
- reproduceCopy or breed
- cloneGenetically identical organism
counterfeit · forge · forgery · knockoff · facsimile · replica · recreate · rendition
Expression of deep respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- tributeOffering of respect
- coverProtect by overlaying
- sampleSubset for study
remix · adaptation · reinterpretation · derivative · inspired · evocative · reminiscent · channel
Imitate through modeling
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
artificial · approximate · recreate · prototype · mock-up · stand-in · substitute · placeholder
impersonate
Assume another's identity
copycat · parrot · echo · mirror · mock · caricature · lampoon · parody · spoof · pantomime
copy
Identical reproduction made
clone · counterfeit · forge · forgery · knockoff · facsimile · replica · recreate · rendition · transcribe
homage
Expression of deep respect
sample · remix · adaptation · reinterpretation · derivative · inspired · evocative · reminiscent · channel · invoke
simulate
Imitate through modeling
synthetic · artificial · approximate · recreate · prototype · mock-up · stand-in · substitute · placeholder · proxy
imitatesleads
Goes in front
trailblazes · inspires · influences · initiates · paves the way
- 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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