copying

ADJECTIVE

imitative

Synonyms

STRONG

counterfeit echoic onomatopoeic

WEAK

artful copied copycat deceptive derivative emulative emulous following forged mimetic mimic mimicking mock parrot plagiarized pseudo put on reflecting reflective secondhand sham simulant

Antonyms

WEAK

different genuine original

ADJECTIVE

onomatopoeic

Synonyms

STRONG

imitative onomatopoetic

WEAK

mimetic mimic mimicking parrot

ADJECTIVE

quoting

Synonyms

STRONG

announcing citing excerpting naming reciting stating

ADJECTIVE

repeating

Synonyms

STRONG

duplicating echoing imitating reduplicating reproducing

WEAK

ceaseless continuous perpetual reiterative repetitious

NOUN

emulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

simulation

STRONG

impersonation mimicry

WEAK

aping mirroring

NOUN

piracy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hijacking infringement plagiarism theft

STRONG

bootlegging buccaneering rapine stealing swashbuckling

WEAK

commandeering freebooting marauding pirating

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I suppose one reason why even the miscopying of gardens provokes so little offence is that the acts it mimics have no art it can murder.

From The Amateur Garden by Cable, George Washington

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