COPYCATTING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

copycatting

verb

present participle of copycat

as in copying

to make an exact likeness of asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine

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as in imitating

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom

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Amy Winehouse‘s blockbuster album, Back to Black, which introduced her recipe for combining pop, hip-hop, and girl group aesthetics into a sound that pop stars are still copying two decades later, is getting a lavish reissue.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The manipulations ranged from removing background noise to copying and pasting data to fabricate results.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of copying

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To avoid reproducing a rentier economy dependent on transit fees and foreign concessions, the Syrian state must reinvest project revenues in local economies.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproducing

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Running back air yards can provide real value Last year, McCaffrey totaled more air yards than any running back in a season since David Johnson in 2016, which means CMC ran vertical routes beyond the line of scrimmage, emulating a wide receiver.

— Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead, Brink and stylist Shiona Turini consistently blend masculine tailoring and feminine silhouettes to create looks worth emulating all autumn long.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of emulating

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The show also pokes fun at the late 1990s and early 2000s liberal cultural consensus that was upheld in other popular culture of the time while also both replicating and subverting stereotypes of suburban Southern white Americans.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
As for Greathouse replicating his CFP performances of two years ago … that feels like a reach, even for this hypothetical exercise.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of replicating

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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

Definition of aping

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Russia is slowly edging towards its territorial goal of taking the Donbas – albeit through rendering the remaining ground held by Ukraine uninhabitable through horrific drone strikes on all signs of civilian and military life.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The hospital’s only refrigerator capable of storing blood donations was also damaged by a power surge following the quake, rendering transfusions impossible.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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