COPYCATTED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

copycatted

verb

past tense of copycat

as in copied

to make an exact likeness of asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine

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as in imitated

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom

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The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the owners of websites any mechanism to block its crawler, according to the newspapers’ complaint.

— Molly Crane Newman, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
The lawsuit says Brave crawled and copied content from more than 30 billion webpages in its index without identifying itself or providing the website owners with any mechanism to block its crawler, according to The News’s complaint.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of copied

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Anglepoise invented the now ubiquitous and widely imitated adjustable-spring desk lamp in the nineteen-thirties.

— Nicholas Blechman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
There is a reason this movie is a classic, so often imitated and honored by other directors; Kubrick deftly marries the supernatural with the everyday, just as King does in his novels.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of imitated

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Instead, the conjecture addresses a specific class of quantum computations and the conditions under which their apparent advantage can be reproduced classically.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Altonaga ruled that the dispute required a more developed factual record, particularly because the university’s earlier submissions selectively reproduced statements without providing their complete conversational context.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproduced

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In some ways, the student movement emulated US civil rights protests in the 1960s.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
The executive order is reminiscent of a decision by California to clear the way for name, image and likeness compensation by passing a state law that was quickly emulated by other states.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of emulated

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The spreadsheet era has lasted far too long, along with QA practices that were rendered obsolete three to four years ago.

— Stefan Gogoll, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Hang on through an opening salvo of political jokes that elapsed time and Tuesday’s election results have rendered stale (Rudy Giuliani, anybody?

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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