Thesaurus:imitation

Thesaurus

imitation

English

Noun

Sense: the act of making a copy or counterpart

Synonyms

• copying
• imitation
• replication

Antonyms

• non-imitation    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• transcription
• mimeography
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• impersonation
• impersonification (archaic)
• personation
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• simulation
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• forgery
• plagiarism

Further reading

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