Synonyms of imitates

imitates

verb

present tense third-person singular of imitate

1

as in emulates

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior

teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emulates
• copies
• mimics
• mocks
• repeats
• mimes
• echoes
• apes
• parodies
• performs
• plays
• copycats
• lampoons
• impersonates
• burlesques
• caricatures
• travesties
• pantomimes
• dittos
• reechos

2

as in mocks

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mocks
• parodies
• mimics
• does
• spoofs
• emulates
• simulates
• caricatures
• reproduces
• burlesques
• sends up
• ridicules
• performs
• plays
• satirizes
• pretends
• travesties
• derides
• replicates
• lampoons
• enhances
• exaggerates
• feigns
• personates
• acts
• elaborates
• embellishes
• parrots
• stretches
• jibes
• amplifies
• monkeys
• dissembles
• apes
• impersonates
• embroiders
• expands
• mimes
• overstates
• duplicates
• magnifies
• counterfeits
• pantomimes
• fakes
• plays up
• pads
• overdraws
• gibes
• pasquinades
• shams
• puts on
• enlarges (on or upon)
• copycats
• fleshes (out)

3

as in reproduces

to make an exact likeness of

a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproduces
• replicates
• copies
• renders
• duplicates
• clones
• simulates
• reconstructs
• reduplicates
• mimics
• copycats
• forges
• counterfeits
• rips off
• fakes
• re-creates
• knocks off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originates
• creates
• initiates
• imagines
• invents