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apish

adjective

Synonyms and 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 of apish

canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Words Related to apish

copied, cribbed, plagiarized

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading

cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms of apish

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of apish

archetypal (also archetypical), original

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