imitates

The word “imitates” has 3 syllables: im-i-tates

It's pronounced as /ˈɪmɪˌteɪts/


What is synonym and antonym for imitates?

In the thesaurus, “imitates” has 117 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for imitates along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for imitates

  • Xerox
  • act like
  • acts
  • affect
  • amplifies
  • ape
  • apes
  • assume
  • be like
  • borrow
  • burlesque
  • burlesques
  • carbon
  • caricature
  • caricatures
  • clone
  • clones
  • copies
  • copy
  • copycats
  • counterfeit
  • counterfeits
  • derides
  • dissembles
  • ditto
  • dittos
  • do like
  • do likewise
  • does
  • duplicate
  • duplicates
  • echo
  • echoes
  • elaborates
  • embellishes
  • embroiders
  • emulate
  • emulates
  • enhances
  • exaggerates
  • expands
  • fakes
  • falsify
  • feign
  • feigns
  • follow
  • follow in footsteps
  • follow suit
  • forge
  • forges
  • gibes
  • impersonate
  • impersonates
  • jibes
  • knocks off
  • lampoons
  • look like
  • magnifies
  • match
  • mime
  • mimes
  • mimic
  • mimics
  • mirror
  • mock
  • mocks
  • model after
  • monkeys
  • overdraws
  • overstates
  • pads
  • pantomimes
  • parallel
  • parodies
  • parody
  • parrots
  • pasquinades
  • pattern after
  • performs
  • personate
  • personates
  • play a part
  • plays
  • plays up
  • pretend
  • pretends
  • put on
  • puts on
  • re-creates
  • reconstructs
  • reduplicate
  • reduplicates
  • reechos
  • reflect
  • renders
  • repeat
  • repeats
  • replicate
  • replicates
  • reproduce
  • reproduces
  • resemble
  • ridicules
  • rips off
  • satirizes
  • send up
  • sends up
  • sham
  • shams
  • simulate
  • simulates
  • spoof
  • spoofs
  • stretches
  • take off
  • travesties
  • travesty

Antonyms for imitates

  • be original
  • clash
  • creates
  • differ
  • disregard
  • imagines
  • initiates
  • invents
  • oppose
  • originates
  • reverse
  • tell truth

Meanings of imitates

  • verb
    1. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

Example Sentences

  • The actor imitates the voice of the famous character with incredible accuracy.
  • The robot imitates human movements to perform tasks more efficiently.
  • Her painting imitates the style of the Renaissance masters.
  • The child imitates her parents' behavior in order to learn how to interact socially.
  • The new product imitates the features of a popular gadget but at a lower price.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imitates, such as: Xerox, act like, acts, affect, amplifies, ape, apes.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

echoes

  • afterimages
  • aftertastes
  • answer
  • ape
  • apers
  • apes
  • artifacts
  • balances
  • copies
  • copycats
  • copyists
  • corpses
  • ditto
  • dittos
  • do like
  • dregs
  • emulates
  • emulators
  • followers
  • ghosts
  • go like
  • hangovers
  • imitate
  • imitates
  • imitation
  • imitators
  • impersonate
  • impersonators
  • impressionists
  • leavings
  • leftovers
  • make like
  • mementoes
  • mementos
  • mimes
  • mimic
  • mimics
  • mirror
  • mirror image
  • mouths
  • oddments
  • onomatopoeia
  • parallel
  • parrot
  • parroting
  • parrots
  • quotes
  • react
  • rebound
  • recall
  • redouble
  • reechos
  • reflect
  • reflection
  • reiterate
  • reiteration
  • relics
  • remainders
  • remains
  • remembrances
  • reminders
  • remnants
  • repeats
  • repercussion
  • repetition
  • reply
  • reproduce
  • reproduction
  • resemble
  • residuals
  • residues
  • resonates
  • resound
  • resounds
  • respond
  • rests
  • reverberate
  • reverberates
  • reverberation
  • ring
  • ringing
  • rings
  • rolls
  • rubber stamp
  • rubber stamps
  • rubber-stamp
  • scraps
  • second
  • shadows
  • sounds
  • traces
  • vestiges
  • vibrate
  • wannabees
  • wannabes

echos

  • afterimages
  • aftertastes
  • apers
  • apes
  • artifacts
  • balances
  • copies
  • copycats
  • copyists
  • corpses
  • dittos
  • dregs
  • emulates
  • emulators
  • followers
  • ghosts
  • hangovers
  • imitates
  • imitators
  • impersonators
  • impressionists
  • leavings
  • leftovers
  • mementoes
  • mementos
  • mimes
  • mimics
  • mouths
  • oddments
  • parrots
  • quotes
  • reechos
  • relics
  • remainders
  • remains
  • remembrances
  • reminders
  • remnants
  • repeats
  • residuals
  • residues
  • resonates
  • resounds
  • rests
  • reverberates
  • rings
  • rolls
  • rubber stamps
  • scraps
  • shadows
  • sounds
  • traces
  • vestiges
  • wannabees
  • wannabes

fakes

  • actors
  • acts
  • ad-libs
  • adulterates
  • affects
  • assumes
  • bastards
  • bluffers
  • bluffs
  • brummagems
  • camouflages
  • charlatans
  • conceals
  • concocts
  • contrives
  • copies
  • copycats
  • counterfeiters
  • counterfeits
  • cozeners
  • cribs
  • deceivers
  • defrauders
  • dekes
  • devises
  • disguises
  • dissemblers
  • dissembles
  • dissimulates
  • doctors
  • dodgers
  • dodges
  • duffers
  • dummies
  • duper
  • duplicates
  • evades
  • extemporizes
  • fabricates
  • facsimiles
  • fakers
  • fakes out
  • fakirs
  • feigners
  • feigns
  • feints
  • forgeries
  • forges
  • frauds
  • fraudsters
  • fudges
  • gaffs
  • hatches
  • hoaxers
  • hoaxes
  • humbug
  • humbugs
  • imitates
  • imitators
  • impersonates
  • impersonators
  • imposters
  • impostors
  • impostures
  • improvises
  • invents
  • juggles
  • jukes
  • knockoffs
  • lets on
  • makes believe
  • makes up
  • malingers
  • manipulates
  • manufactures
  • masks
  • masquerades
  • mimics
  • misleaders
  • mock-ups
  • mountebanks
  • operators
  • phoneys
  • phonies
  • plagiarizes
  • playacts
  • plays
  • poses
  • poseurs
  • pretenders
  • pretends
  • professes
  • pump-fakes
  • puts on
  • quacks
  • quacksalvers
  • reduplicates
  • replicas
  • replicates
  • reproduces
  • reproductions
  • ringers
  • scammers
  • scamsters
  • shams
  • sharpers
  • sharpies
  • shoddies
  • sidesteps
  • simulates
  • simulations
  • skinners
  • slips
  • spoofs
  • stutter-steps
  • swindlers
  • swindles
  • synthetics
  • tricksters

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