imitate | (verb) reproduce someone's behavior or looks | Synonyms: copy, simulate |
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(verb) make a reproduction or copy of | - |
(verb) appear like, as in behavior or appearance | - |
imitation | (adjective) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | Synonyms: fake, false, faux, simulated |
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(noun) copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else | - |
(noun) something copied or derived from an original | - |
(noun) the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations | - |
(noun) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | Synonyms: caricature, impersonation |
imitative | (adjective) marked by or given to imitation | - |
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(adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic |
(adjective) not genuine; imitating something superior | Synonyms: counterfeit |
imitativeness | (noun) the state of being imitating, copying, or unoriginal. | - |
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imitator | (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: ape, aper, copycat, emulator |
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(noun) someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another | Synonyms: impersonator |