copycatting

verb

present participle of copycat
1
as in copying
to make an exact likeness of asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine

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2
as in imitating
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copycatting
  1. copying
  2. imitating
  3. reproducing
  4. emulating
  5. replicating
  6. aping
  7. rendering
Verb
  • Scammers are getting better at copying familiar stores and creating convincing messages.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That's technology enabling us to create something that captures the emotional connection of an earlier era without simply copying it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of copying
Verb
  • Rather than simply imitating the brain with silicon chips, the approach uses actual neurons to perform computational work.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Turning chemical signals into digital instructions Recreating smell presents a different challenge from reproducing images or sound.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The likelier explanation, Seth said, is that the models have absorbed a great deal of information about how humans describe and respond to pain and are reproducing it.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproducing
Verb
  • But what begins as emulating her mother’s favorite role-playing game turns fantastical, as the RPG itself bleeds into the real world, channeling Hattie’s grief and forcing her to rely on her father once more.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The model spotted a bald cap and bushy facial hair while emulating a 72-year-old A-list star.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of emulating
Verb
  • Experiments replicating hypersonic stress records phase changes in real time.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As crises in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea become more linked amid an expanding regional war, replicating the patchwork maritime strategy that never fully worked would be a serious mistake.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicating
Verb
  • 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
Definition of aping
Verb
  • The original concept of Duke Mallard is depicted in a turnaround rendering by Genae Grabowski, former mixed media designer with Oak Lawn Park District and now a senior designer with the village of Orland Park.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Halo 4, 5, and Infinite used sci-fi nonsense to transform him into this larger-than-life figure, rendering the rest of the UNSC largely powerless in the process.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendering
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“Copycatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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