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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On April 22, investigators determined that the attacker had copied personal information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Where products can be copied and technologies commoditized, sensory resonance creates a physiological memory that will beg to be repeated.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of copied

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The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
When fraudsters adopt voice cloning, banks respond with checks that test for the subtle traces cloning leaves behind, and when defenders turn to the study of behavior, criminals begin to rehearse how ordinary conduct can be imitated.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of imitated

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Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
But the deeper misconception, Zacharia and other scholars say, is that there exists a single, correct ancient world the film could have reproduced.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reproduced

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Older Pokemon games no longer in production can be purchased used for a wide range of prices or, in some cases, emulated on a modern console for about $10.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Although other programs popped up about the same time around the country, Tulsa's is recognized as a model and has been widely emulated.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

His Zoroaster, built in 1878, is widely considered the first such vessel to be commercially successful, and its design was studied and replicated.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
However, that unique quality that podcasting possesses to niche program cannot be replicated by corporations and private equity films that install wide appeal as the first priority, since that usually leads to profitability.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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