Thesaurus:imitate

Thesaurus

imitate

English

Verb

Sense: to use as a model or pattern

Synonyms

• ape    [⇒ thesaurus]
• imitate
• mimic
• simulate
• copy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ditto
• echo
• emulate
• parallel
• match
• mime
• mirror
• mock    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reproduce

Antonyms

• innovate    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• mock    [⇒ thesaurus]
• Thesaurus:copy
• Thesaurus:decoy
• Thesaurus:fake
• Thesaurus:lie

Further reading

• “19. imitation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “imitate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.