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imitative

/'ɪmɪ,teɪtɪv/

Synonyms of imitative Antonyms of imitative Examples of imitative Usage of imitative Parts of imitative Definition that contains imitative Words sounding like imitative Explanation of imitative

adjective
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
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"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"

Similar:

echoic onomatopoeic onomatopoeical onomatopoetic
adjective
not genuine; imitating something superior
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Similar:

counterfeit fictive forged inauthentic synthetic unauthentic mock ostensible ostensive phoney phony pinchbeck pretended pseudo put on sham spurious assumed bad bastard base bogus fake false fictitious
adjective
marked by or given to imitation
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"acting is an imitative art" "man is an imitative being"

Similar:

apelike apish mimetic mimic parrotlike simulated

Opposite:

nonimitative

Examples of imitative

"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
"acting is an imitative art"
"man is an imitative being"