Synonyms for Imitate:

v.
• adopt
- goes down line
- goes down the line
- goes in for
- going down line
- going down the line
- going in for
- takes over
- took over
- went down line
- went down the line
- went in for
• ape
- did like
- didst like
- dittoing
- does like
- doest like
- doeth like
- doing like
- dost like
- doth like
- goes like
- going like
- made like
- makes like
- making like
- went like
• borrow
- made one own
- made one's own
- made ones own
- made own
- make one own
- make ones own
- make own
- makes one own
- makes one's own
- makes ones own
- makes own
- making one own
- making one's own
- making ones own
- making own
• copy
- carboned
- carboning
- de lineate
- de lineated
- de pict
- de picts
- de-lineate
- de-lineated
- de-pict
- de-picts
- mimeoed
- mimeoing
- mimeos
- para phrase
- para phrased
- para phrases
- para phrasing
- para-phrase
- para-phrased
- para-phrases
- para-phrasing
- photo copied
- photo copies
- photo copying
- photo stated
- photo stating
- photo-copied
- photo-copies
- photo-copy
- photo-copying
- photo-stated
- photo-stating
- photostated
- photostating
- re duplicate
- re duplicated
- re duplicates
- re duplicating
- re write
- re writes
- re writing
- re written
- re wrote
- re-duplicate
- re-duplicated
- re-duplicates
- re-duplicating
- re-write
- re-writes
- re-writing
- re-written
- re-wrote
- statted
- statting
• counterfeit
- acted like
- acting like
- acts like
- circulated bad money
- circulates bad money
- circulating bad money
- de fraud
- de frauds
- de lude
- de ludes
- de-fraud
- de-frauds
- de-lude
- de-ludes
- made money
- phonied
- phonied up
- phonies up
- phonying
- phonying up
• creation
- imitate
• duplicate
- did a takeoff
- did takeoff
- didst a takeoff
- didst again
- didst takeoff
- do takeoff
- does a takeoff
- does again
- does takeoff
- doest a takeoff
- doest again
- doest takeoff
- doeth a takeoff
- doeth again
- doeth takeoff
- doing a takeoff
- doing takeoff
- dost a takeoff
- dost again
- dost takeoff
- doth a takeoff
- doth again
- doth takeoff
- dualized
- dualizes
- dualizing
- made replica
- made twofold
- makes replica
- makes twofold
- making replica
- making twofold
- multi plying
- multi-plied
- multi-plying
- re did
- re does
- re doing
- re done
- re double
- re doubled
- re doubles
- re doubling
- re made
- re make
- re makes
- re making
- re work
- re worked
- re working
- re works
- re wrought
- re-did
- re-does
- re-doing
- re-done
- re-double
- re-doubled
- re-doubles
- re-doubling
- re-made
- re-make
- re-makes
- re-making
- re-work
- re-worked
- re-working
- re-works
- re-wrought
- reproed
- reproes
- reproing
- takes as
- takes off as
- taking as
- taking off as
- took as
- took off as
• echo
- Re-sound
- re acted
- re acting
- re calling
- re calls
- re iterate
- re iterated
- re iterates
- re iterating
- re sound
- re sounded
- re sounding
- re sounds
- re-acted
- re-acting
- re-call
- re-called
- re-calling
- re-calls
- re-iterate
- re-iterated
- re-iterates
- re-iterating
- re-sounded
- re-sounding
- re-sounds
- rubber-stamped
- rubber-stamping
- rubberstamped
- rubberstamping
- rubberstamps
• emulate
- competed with
- competes with
- competing with
- contended with
- contending with
- contends with
- follow example of
- follow footsteps
- followed example of
- followed footsteps
- followed in footsteps
- followed the example of
- following example of
- following footsteps
- following in footsteps
- following suit
- following the example of
- follows example of
- follows footsteps
- follows in footsteps
- follows the example of
- out vie
- out vied
- out vies
- out vying
- out-vie
- out-vied
- out-vies
- out-vying
- outvies
- outvying
- patterned after
- patterning after
- patterns after
- rivalized
- rivalizes
- rivalizing
- vied with
- vies with
• enlighten
- cause understand
- caused to understand
- caused understand
- causes to understand
- causes understand
- causing to understand
- causing understand
- co unselling
- co-unselling
- dis close
- dis closed
- dis closes
- dis closing
- dis-close
- dis-closed
- dis-closes
- dis-closing
- gave lowdown
- gave the lowdown
- gave the word
- gave word
- give lowdown
- gives lowdown
- gives the lowdown
- gives the word
- gives word
- giving lowdown
- giving the lowdown
- giving the word
- giving word
- in form
- in forming
- in forms
- in spirit
- in spirited
- in spiriting
- in-forming
- in-forms
- in-spirit
- in-spirited
- in-spiriting
- in-spirits
- lets in on
- letted in on
- letting in on
- opens up
- pre ached
- pre aching
- pre-ached
- pre-aching
- puts on to
- puts to
- putting on to
- putting to
- re veals
- re-veal
- re-veals
- up date
- up dated
- up dates
- up dating
- up lift
- up lifted
- up lifting
- up lifts
- up-date
- up-dated
- up-dates
- up-dating
- up-lift
- up-lifted
- up-lifting
- up-lifts
• feign
- de vise
- de vised
- de vising
- de-vise
- de-vised
- de-vising
- did a bit
- did bit
- didst a bit
- didst bit
- dis simulate
- dis simulated
- dis simulates
- dis simulating
- dis-simulate
- dis-simulated
- dis-simulates
- dis-simulating
- do bit
- does a bit
- does bit
- doest a bit
- doest bit
- doeth a bit
- doeth bit
- doing a bit
- doing bit
- dost a bit
- dost bit
- doth a bit
- doth bit
- four flushed
- four flushes
- four flushing
- four-flushed
- four-flushes
- fourflush
- fourflushed
- fourflushes
- fourflushing
- gave appearance of
- gives appearance of
- giving appearance of
- in vent
- in vented
- in venting
- in vents
- in-vent
- in-vented
- in-venting
- in-vents
- made show of
- makes show of
- making show of
- put a front
- put act
- put front
- put up front
- puts a front
- puts front
- puts up a front
- puts up front
- putting a front
- putting front
- putting up a front
- putting up front
• follow
- adheres to
- adhering to
- am consistent with
- am devoted to
- am guided by
- am keeping
- are consistent with
- are devoted to
- are guided by
- are in keeping
- are interested in
- are keeping
- art consistent with
- art devoted to
- art guided by
- art in keeping
- art interested in
- art keeping
- be keeping
- being consistent with
- being devoted to
- being guided by
- being in keeping
- being interested in
- being keeping
- gave allegiance to
- gives allegiance to
- giving allegiance to
- held fast
- holding fast
- holds fast
- is consistent with
- is devoted to
- is guided by
- is in keeping
- is interested in
- is keeping
- keep eye on
- keeping abreast of
- keeping an eye on
- keeping eye on
- keeps abreast of
- keeps an eye on
- keeps eye on
- kept abreast of
- kept eye on
- live to
- lived to
- lived up to
- lives to
- lives up to
- living to
- living up to
- modeled on
- modeling on
- modelled on
- modelling on
- models on
- pattern oneself up on
- pattern up on
- pattern upon
- patterned oneself up on
- patterned oneself upon
- patterned up on
- patterned upon
- patterning oneself up on
- patterning oneself upon
- patterning up on
- patterning upon
- patterns oneself up on
- patterns oneself upon
- patterns up on
- patterns upon
- re gards
- re-gard
- strung along
- take as example
- takes as an example
- takes as example
- taking as an example
- taking as example
- took as an example
- took as example
- was consistent with
- was devoted to
- was guided by
- was in keeping
- was interested in
- was keeping
- wast consistent with
- wast devoted to
- wast guided by
- wast in keeping
- wast interested in
- wast keeping
- were consistent with
- were devoted to
- were guided by
- were in keeping
- were interested in
- were keeping
- wert consistent with
- wert devoted to
- wert guided by
- wert in keeping
- wert interested in
- wert keeping
• forge
- de sign
- de signed
- de signing
- de signs
- de-sign
- de-signed
- de-signing
- de-signs
- pro duce
- pro duces
- pro-duces
- trumping up
- trumps up
• illustrate
- bringing home
- brought home
- draw picture
- drawing a picture
- drawing picture
- draws a picture
- draws picture
- drew a picture
- drew picture
- emblematizes
- ex plain
- ex plained
- ex plaining
- ex plains
- ex pose
- ex posed
- ex pound
- ex pounded
- ex pounding
- ex pounds
- ex-plain
- ex-plained
- ex-plaining
- ex-plains
- ex-pose
- ex-posed
- ex-posing
- ex-pound
- ex-pounded
- ex-pounding
- ex-pounds
- gotten over
- in stance
- in stances
- in-stance
- in-stances
- limelighted
- limelighting
- made plain
- makes clear
- makes plain
- making plain
- ostended
- ostending
- ostends
- pointed up
- points up
- pro claim
- pro claimed
- pro claiming
- pro claims
- pro-claiming
- pro-claims
- show tell
- showed and tell
- showed tell
- showing and tell
- showing tell
- shows and tell
- shows tell
• imitate
- flatter
- portray
• impersonate
- act part
- acted a part
- acted out
- acted part
- acting out
- acts a part
- acts out
- acts part
- assumed character
- assumes character
- assuming character
- did an impression of
- did impression of
- didst an impression of
- didst impression of
- do impression of
- does an impression of
- does impression of
- doest an impression of
- doest impression of
- doeth an impression of
- doeth impression of
- doing an impression of
- doing impression of
- dost an impression of
- dost impression of
- doth an impression of
- doth impression of
- doubled as
- doubles as
- doubling as
- dressed as
- dresses as
- dressing as
- drest as
- masquerades as
- masquerading as
- pass oneself as
- passed off as
- passed oneself as
- passed oneself off as
- passes as
- passes off as
- passes oneself as
- passes oneself off as
- passing as
- passing off as
- passing oneself as
- passing oneself off as
- played a role
- played role
- playing a role
- playing role
- plays a role
- plays role
- posed as
- poses as
- posing as
- put an act
- take part of
- takes part of
- takes the part of
- taking part of
- taking the part of
- took part of
- took the part of
• mime
- buffooned
- panto mime
- panto mimed
- panto mimes
- panto miming
- panto-mime
- panto-mimed
- panto-mimes
- panto-miming
• mock
- hoked
- hoking
- sending up
• pretend
- bluff
- claim
- defraud
- disguise
- falsify
- masquerade
- pose
- show
- stage
• pretend to be; do an impression of
- clone
• represent
- cast
- depict
- outline
- photograph
- render
- silhouette
• reproduce
- procreate
- trace
- transcribe
• substitute
- alternate
- change
- commute
- displace
- exchange
- replace
- second
- subrogate
- substitute
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
- switch
- trade
Other synonyms:

•

sheep
takeoff

•

pattern

•

image

•

play

Other relevant words:

• borrow

• duplicate

• follow

• give back

reflect

• parallel

• personify

• pretend

• repeat

• represent

• reproduce

mimeograph
mimeographed
mimeographs
re-enact
re-enacts
reenacted
reenacting
relive
relived
relives
reliving
reprint
reprinted
reprinting
reprints
restamp

• take after

• take off

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour

• Other relevant words (noun):

arts
model

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

• Other relevant words (verb):

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Equivalence
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  mimic.
- Verb, base form
  emulate, mimic.
Independent
- Verb, base form
  duplicate, follow, impersonate, recreate, replicate, reproduce, simulate.

What are the hypernyms for Imitate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for imitate (as verbs)
- creation
  emulate, take after, conform to, follow, take off, mime, mock, mimic, model, pattern.
- stative
  ape, follow suit, emulate.

What are the hyponyms for Imitate?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for imitate (as verbs)
- creation
  copy, reproduce, re-create.
- stative
  resemble.

What are the opposite words for imitate?

The word "imitate" refers to the act of copying or reproducing something, often with the intention of paying homage to the original. However, there are several antonyms for the word "imitate" that connote themes of originality, innovation, and non-imitation. These antonyms include words like invent, create, innovate, originate, deviate, and diverge. Rather than copying pre-existing ideas or works, these words emphasize the importance of developing unique ideas and creating something new. By making use of antonyms for "imitate," individuals can challenge themselves to innovate and create, thereby contributing to the development of new ideas and pushing the boundaries of their respective fields.

What are the antonyms for Imitate?

v.
• noun
- construct
- drum up
- excogitate
- fabricate
- invent
- make up
- manufacture
- trump up
- vamp
• pretend to be; do an impression of
- be original
- clash
- differ
- disregard
- oppose
- reverse
- tell truth

Usage examples for Imitate

Stas at once began to imitate their flight.

"In Desert and Wilderness"

Henryk Sienkiewicz

All the girls out here-" "I did not come West to imitate all the girls.

"Lonesome Land"

B. M. Bower

A snowhouse was built, somewhat stronger than usual; before it a shelf was arranged with blocks of snow, and on this shelf attractive bits of skin were arranged to imitate the dark outline of a recumbent seal.

"My Attainment of the Pole"

Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Imitate

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Woody Allen
I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion.

Pedro Almodovar
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

James A. Baldwin
And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.

Russell Banks
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.

Simone de Beauvoir

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