Synonyms of emulated

emulated

verb

past tense of emulate

1

as in came (to)

to be the same in meaning or effect

what they offered at the new resort didn't begin to emulate the kind of pampering we were used to getting at the resort that closed down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came (to)
• meant
• equaled
• matched
• corresponded (to)
• amounted (to)
• signified
• added up (to)
• measured (up)
• rivaled
• suggested
• approached
• touched
• imported
• spelled
• denoted
• expressed
• met
• smacked (of)
• connoted

2

as in imitated

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior

a pro athlete who has often said that children should emulate their parents—not him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitated
• copied
• mimicked
• mocked
• repeated
• aped
• mimed
• parodied
• echoed
• performed
• played
• copycatted
• caricatured
• lampooned
• burlesqued
• travestied
• dittoed
• reechoed
• impersonated
• pantomimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emulated

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, 13 Oct. 2026

Others snapped selfies holding physical copies of Hard Court and marveled at the chestnut burrs—that emulated the look of tennis balls—placed around the shop. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Liccardo pitched the framework as a legislative model that could be emulated across levels of local government in the Bay Area to create region-wide protection against potential ICE facilities. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 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

The monks emulated Buddha’s journey — walking barefoot, eating one meal a day, and sleeping under the stars. — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works. — The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Byrd quips, adding that the next generation has emulated her work. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026