nonimitative
Avoiding mere mimicry
Nonimitative describes something that doesn't copy or mimic something else.
The term appears in discussions of art, behavior, and learning to distinguish original or independent work from that which follows a model: nonimitative art, nonimitative play.
A nonimitative approach develops from within rather than borrowing from external sources.
Verified as original
- genuineTruly what it claims
- novelNew and unusual
- freshNewly made, not stale
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
pioneering · firsthand · primary · source · prototype · archetype · precursor · seminal
Only one exists
- singularOne in number
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- individualOne separate human being
- inimitableImpossible to imitate
unparalleled · one-of-a-kind · exclusive · peculiar · idiosyncratic · unprecedented · unmatched · incomparable
Showing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
original · unconventional · avant-garde · experimental · inspired · artistic · expressive · freeform
Not depicting reality
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- nonfigurativeNot depicting reality
- nonobjectiveLacking depicted subject matter
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
expressionist · modernist · minimalist · formalist · gestural · symbolic · stylized · interpretive
Adaptive resemblance to another
- copycatOne who mimics another
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
clone · derivative · counterfeit · forgery · knockoff · plagiarism · parody · simulation
authentic
Verified as original
unprecedented · pioneering · firsthand · primary · source · prototype · archetype · precursor · seminal · foundational
unique
Only one exists
- singularOne in number
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- individualOne separate human being
inimitable · unparalleled · one-of-a-kind · exclusive · peculiar · idiosyncratic · unprecedented · unmatched · incomparable · standalone
inventive
Showing original thought
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
innovative · original · unconventional · avant-garde · experimental · inspired · artistic · expressive · freeform · spontaneous
nonrepresentational
Not depicting reality
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- nonfigurativeNot depicting reality
- nonobjectiveLacking depicted subject matter
geometric · expressionist · modernist · minimalist · formalist · gestural · symbolic · stylized · interpretive · subjective
mimicry
Adaptive resemblance to another
reproduction · clone · derivative · counterfeit · forgery · knockoff · plagiarism · parody · simulation · emulation
nonimitativeimitative
Copying others' style
mimetic · imitative · copycat · derivative · apelike
nonimitativeimitative
Copying others' style
derivative · unoriginal · copied · formulaic · conventional
imitation, imitate, imitator, imitative, imitable, imitativeness, unimitated