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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead of copying part of a virus or bacterium, this new vaccine imitates the communication signals immune cells exchange during infection.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“In Europa, you perform the same concert and the response is much more, how you say, restrained. In England it is”—he imitates a posh English accent—“ ‘That was really lovely, you know.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The company further alleges that Trader Joe’s version imitates the packaging and colors on the boxes of Uncrustables.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 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