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emulative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of emulative

using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

right now sheʼs an emulative singer, not having yet created a style of her own

Synonyms of emulative

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

Words Related to emulative

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 emulative

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of emulative

archetypal (also archetypical), original

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