Synonyms of aping

aping

verb

present participle of ape

as in imitating

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior

was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitating
• emulating
• copying
• mimicking
• mocking
• repeating
• miming
• parodying
• copycatting
• echoing
• playing
• performing
• lampooning
• caricaturing
• burlesquing
• impersonating
• dittoing
• pantomiming
• travestying
• reechoing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aping

The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

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, 27 May 2026

There’s a word for this type of storytelling, and Taccone deserves credit for delivering a superior version of this without outright aping its most famous practitioner. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026

But the series’ genre switch is just a theatrical exercise, like Euphoria is putting on another play, this one against a Harmony Korine– and Quentin Tarantino–aping backdrop. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026

The re-enactments, which include bomb-making and transportation, as well as the three-pronged plan to escape, have a flavor that calls to mind ’70s heist and spy films, accompanied by Michael James Lee’s jaunty, genre-aping score. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026

Trying To Avoid The Generic However, having minimal buttons is hardly an original design strategy when so many EVs have followed this route (aping Tesla). — James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Critics accused him of aping Farage’s rhetoric and warned that Labour could lose votes to the left in trying to court the right. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025