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Synonyms & Antonyms of apish
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
- whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin
Synonyms for apish
Words Related to apish
- artificial,
- bogus,
- factitious,
- fake,
- false,
- imitation,
- man-made,
- mock,
- sham,
- simulated,
- substitute,
- synthetic
- cut-and-dried
- (also cut-and-dry),
- perfunctory,
- routine,
- uninspired
Near Antonyms for apish
Antonyms for apish
- archetypal
- (also archetypical),
- original
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The first known use of apish was circa 1527
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