imitates

VERB

pretend to be; do an impression of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act like ape assume duplicate echo emulate impersonate mimic mirror mock pretend replicate reproduce resemble simulate

STRONG

Xerox affect borrow burlesque caricature clone copy counterfeit ditto falsify feign follow forge match mime parallel parody personate reduplicate reflect repeat sham spoof travesty

WEAK

be like carbon do like do likewise follow in footsteps follow suit look like model after pattern after play a part put on send up take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

differ tell truth

STRONG

disregard

WEAK

be original clash oppose reverse

Example Sentences

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imitates

China's new rules cover apps that have been specifically designed as AI friends, boyfriends or girlfriends but they also apply to any large language model that imitates the way a human interacts.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Researchers have created a hollow CdS@polydopamine nanoreactor that imitates two important features of living cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

On a recent test in Poland, a Polish air-defense crew flew a Merops at a target that imitates Shaheds but it missed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

For example, a leader begins by miming actions such as teeth brushing, bouncing a ball, or eating food from a bowl, and the group imitates them.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin