Imitative

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  • adjective. Of or involving imitation.
  • adjective. Not original; derivative.
  • adjective. Tending to imitate.
  • adjective. Onomatopoeic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Imitating or inclined to imitate or copy.
  • Aiming at imitation; exhibiting or designed to exhibit an imitation of a pattern or model.
  • Formed after or presenting a similitude of a model, pattern, or original.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original
  • adjective. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
  • adjective. Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resemblance to something else
  • noun. A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Imitating; copying; not original.
  • adjective. Modelled after another thing.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. marked by or given to imitation
  • adjective. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
  • adjective. not genuine; imitating something superior
    • Word Usage
    "He was even vexed at what I translated by the term imitative harmony."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    imaginative  inventive  
    Equivalent
    apelike  apish  assumed  bad  base  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    analogous  constructive  contemplative  deceptive  devotional  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apish  apish  battological  brummagem  copying  
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