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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The June 17 letter was also copied to Cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, President Sylvanie Burton, the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Citizenship-by-Investment Unit.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Over the past two decades, China has methodically copied the old American public diplomacy playbook.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of copied

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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
Maury Povich is looking back on being parodied by Jim Carrey on In Living Color.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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Your god-classes and workarounds become its conventions, reproduced fluently in every new file.

— Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The synthetic images accurately reproduced the vortexes’ appearance and dynamics, including growth rate, distribution, and propagation speeds, which led the team to conclude their observations are most likely real.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

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
Although other programs popped up about the same time around the country, Tulsa's is recognized as a model and has been widely emulated.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

That list includes Kansas City slugger Jac Caglianone, who was mocked to Colorado in some drafts, and has 21 home runs this season.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
During the 2024 postseason, Carrington struck Clark directly in the eye, leaving the league's signature star with a visible black eye, then mocked the ensuing public outrage online.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocked

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Bryan Schreier, a partner at Sequoia (which led Zum’s 2017 Series A), says another of Zum’s big value propositions is that it cannot be replicated by an Uber, Lyft or even OpenAI.

— Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Everything the city has done, transit activists say, can be replicated elsewhere.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of replicated

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Greenlaw watched the full-team portion of practice from behind the defense near John Lynch and Shanahan and mimicked running the plays.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Tahiliani staged a brief presentation with models in his latest designs — the most standout being a series of gowns with foam corsets that mimicked the human torso, draped with fabrics in the same color.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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