simulated

adjective

sim·​u·​lat·​ed ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-təd 

: made to look genuine : fake

simulated pearls

Synonyms of simulated

• synthetic
• faux
• artificial
• fake
• imitation
• dummy
• mock

Examples of simulated in a Sentence

They are trained in simulated combat.

Dummies are used in simulated car crashes.

Recent Examples on the Web

Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

The collaboration builds on several NVIDIA resources already available through LeRobot, including an open-source physical AI dataset containing more than 350,000 real and simulated robot trajectories and 57 million grasp examples. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Rather than relying primarily on teleoperation or simulated environments, Nomagic trains its VLAs on this deployment data, which Wulfmeier describes as unusually rich and diverse. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Suzuki said there is no need for Trout to face any live pitching, not even from someone throwing some sort of simulated game in Texas. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of simulate

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for simulated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

Kids Definition

simulated

adjective

: made to look genuine : fake

simulated pearls