imitatively
Like a copycat
In a manner that copies or mimics something else.
A child learning language repeats words imitatively.
A painter working imitatively follows the style of a master.
The adverb describes actions done by copying rather than through original creation: The bird calls imitatively, reproducing sounds it has heard.
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
- apeTailless higher primate
- mockingbirdSound-copying songbird
- mimicOne who copies others
- copycatOne who mimics another
echo · mirror · emulate · simulate · impersonate · mime · caricature · pantomime
Sound-imitating word formation
- echoReflected sound wave
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- intoneRecite in singsong
inflect · accent · cadence · lilt · birdsong · birdcall · ventriloquism · beatbox
Exact replica of original
- replicateCopy exactly
- reproduceCopy or breed
- transcribeConvert to written form
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
counterfeit · trace · clone · facsimile · photocopy · carbon · fake · knock-off
parrot
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
- apeTailless higher primate
- mockingbirdSound-copying songbird
- mimicOne who copies others
copycat · echo · mirror · emulate · simulate · impersonate · mime · caricature · pantomime · chameleon
onomatopoeia
Sound-imitating word formation
intone · inflect · accent · cadence · lilt · birdsong · birdcall · ventriloquism · beatbox · scat
duplicate
Exact replica of original
- replicateCopy exactly
- reproduceCopy or breed
- transcribeConvert to written form
forge · counterfeit · trace · clone · facsimile · photocopy · carbon · fake · knock-off · bootleg
apprentice
Learner bound to employer
study · absorb · assimilate · shadow · mentor · practice · drill · rehearse · internalize · pattern
imitativelyoriginally
From the start
innovatively · genuinely · authentically · creatively · inventively
imitativelyindependently
Without outside assistance
autonomously · originally · from scratch · de novo · innately