IMITATED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

imitated

verb

past tense of imitate

as in copied

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot

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as in parodied

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

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as in reproduced

to make an exact likeness of a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters

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Recent Examples of imitated Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded. — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 When fraudsters adopt voice cloning, banks respond with checks that test for the subtle traces cloning leaves behind, and when defenders turn to the study of behavior, criminals begin to rehearse how ordinary conduct can be imitated. — Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 But according to some luxury brands, authenticity is something that is often imitated but never replicated. — James Sneed, NPR, 10 July 2026 They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026 That never aired because it was deemed too easily imitated. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 June 2026 The star imitated the lone star of Texas. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026

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Verb

The art establishment often drew on, if not directly copied, Kusama’s work.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Much of the content generated promoted an organization called the International Burke Institute (IBI), the website of which features articles copied from real academic writing, sometimes with false attribution.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of copied

Verb

These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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However, another email reproduced in the filing states that after about a week, Sotheby’s removed the photograph from its website at the request of the artist’s representative.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
What survived was not the work that could be reproduced by a machine.

— David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

Others snapped selfies holding physical copies of Hard Court and marveled at the chestnut burrs—that emulated the look of tennis balls—placed around the shop.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Liccardo pitched the framework as a legislative model that could be emulated across levels of local government in the Bay Area to create region-wide protection against potential ICE facilities.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocked

Verb

Many parents believe travel provides educational experiences that cannot be replicated in a classroom.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
In doing so, NYCG can create a paradigm-shifting model, providing a blueprint for how FAM could be embedded within future grocery stores and replicated nationwide.

— Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of replicated

Verb

This gave confidence that the simulant accurately mimicked lunar conditions.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of mimicked

Verb

Written and rendered by dudes who longed for unlimited success, these are songs about cheating and being cheated on and trying but failing to be content, or love as lived amid capitalist indulgence.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Hopkins said modern safety design wraps uranium fuel pellets in multiple layers of heavy-duty ceramics and graphite casing, and they’re rendered inert when separated.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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