imitative

im·i·ta·tive

adj
\ˈi-mə-ˌtā-tiv, especially British -tə-tiv\

Definition of IMITATIVE

1

a : marked by imitation <acting is an imitative art> b : reproducing or representing a natural sound : onomatopoeic <“hiss” is an imitative word> c : exhibiting mimicry

2

: inclined to imitate

3

: imitating something superior : counterfeit

— im·i·ta·tive·ly adverb

— im·i·ta·tive·ness noun

Examples of IMITATIVE

1. The architecture is imitative of a Japanese temple.
2. <your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read>

First Known Use of IMITATIVE

1584

Related to IMITATIVE

Synonyms: apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Antonyms: archetypal (also archetypical), original

Related Words: copied, cribbed, plagiarized; artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic; duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed; backup; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms: authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; genuine, natural, real; classic, ideal, model

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Rhymes with IMITATIVE

aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative