imitation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- mimicry, counterfeiting, duplication, likeness, resemblance, simulation
- replica, fake, forgery, impersonation, impression, reproduction, sham, substitution
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- artificial, dummy, ersatz, man-made, mock, phoney or phony (informal), reproduction, sham, simulated, synthetic

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Antonyms: real, original
Related Words: counterfeit, fake, forgery, phony, sham, simulation, counterpart, duplicate, replica, reproduction, likeness, semblance

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English Thesaurus: artificial, synthetic, man-made, fake, imitation, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

im‧i‧ta‧tion /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən◂, ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən◂/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] when you copy someone else’s actions
by imitation
Many people think that children learn language by imitation.
The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie.

2. [countable] when you copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to be funny Synonym : impression:
She acted, she danced, she did imitations.
imitation of
his imitation of an American accent

3. [countable] a copy of something
imitation of
She wore an imitation of a sailor’s hat.
imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc (=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it)
an imitation fur coat

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

imitation
noun
I. copy of a thing
ADJ. accurate, good, passable | cheap, crude, pale, poor Accept no cheap imitations of our product! Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

imitation
II. act of copying sth
ADJ. faithful, slavish | direct Children are seen as learning to write by direct imitation of adult models.
PREP. in ~ of The poems, some in imitation of Ossian, are graceful if unremarkable.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

imitation
III. copy of sb's speech/behaviour
ADJ. fair, good, passable | poor
VERB + IMITATION do, give, perform He does a very good imitation of George W. Bush.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

artificial not real or natural, but made to look or work like something real or natural:
artificial flowers
He was given an artificial heart.
synthetic made using chemical processes rather than by natural processes:
synthetic fabrics
a synthetic version of the drug
man-made made by people – used especially about geographical features and materials:
a man-made lake
man-made fibres
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially in order to deceive people:
a fake passport
fake fur
imitation made to look like something, but not real – used especially about guns, jewellery, and leather:
imitation firearms
imitation pearls
false artificial – used especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beards:
a set of false teeth
simulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real, especially by means of special computers or machines:
a simulated space flight
virtual made, done, seen etc on a computer, rather than in the real world:
a virtual tour of the garden

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

false not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people:
He uses a false name.
fake made to look or seem like something else, especially something worth a lot more money:
fake fur
a fake Rolex watch
fake designer goods
a fake $100 bill
forged a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one:
a forged passport
a forged £50 note
counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ counterfeit money or goods have been illegally made to look exactly like something else:
How do you detect counterfeit currency?
counterfeit drugs
imitation made to look real – used especially about guns, bombs etc or about materials:
The two men used an imitation firearm to carry out the robbery.
imitation leather/silk/silver
phoney/phony /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ disapproving informal false – used when you think someone is deliberately trying to deceive people:
She put on a phoney New York accent.
The doctors were accused of supplying phoney medical certificates.
There’s something phoney about him.
phony advertisements
spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ false and giving a wrong impression about someone or something:
spurious claims
That’s a spurious argument.
The company was trying to get some spurious respectability by using our name.

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