epigonic

adjective

variants or epigonous
Definition of epigonicnext
as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model an epic novel that would eventually spawn a vast body of epigonic fiction

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigonic
  1. imitative
  2. mock
  3. deceptive
  4. formulaic
  5. mimetic
  6. misleading
  7. false
Adjective
  • Using techniques like input-dependent computation and gating, the liquid AI design gives us substantially greater power to access the human-like cognition, albeit imitative, of the machines.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of imitative
Adjective
  • Look cute and stay comfy on long travel days with this matching set, which comes with a polished mock-neck short-sleeve top and wide-leg pants with a stretchy waistband.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The outfit consisted of a sleeveless, mock-neck blouse in mocha-brown, tucked into a tawny suede skirt that hit just above her ankles.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of mock
Adjective
  • López’s attorney sent Rivas and her group a cease-and-desist letter last month, citing trademark infringement and deceptive and unfair trade practices, the letter shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceptive
Adjective
  • The beats are familiar, the story formulaic, but the filmmaking is kinetic and alive, worthy of the largest possible audience.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lo-fi nature of the videos, their formulaic content, and their inaccuracies don’t seem to have turned off viewers.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of formulaic
Adjective
  • But the legacy of the modernist academic-cultural complex blinds us to the mimetic spirit of this new technical logic.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • College and university bureaucracies tend to have a strong mimetic streak.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimetic
Adjective
  • But in an interview with NPR last year, Patterson said the projection can create a misleading impression when used as a general-purpose world map.
    — Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The White House’s misleading stats on oil shipments from the Gulf.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of misleading
Adjective
  • However, data show that when AI is highly capable, doctors add more errors and false corrections than beneficial insights.
    — Abe Baker-Butler, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The company accused Fox News of airing false claims that voting machines were manipulated to help Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of false
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“Epigonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigonic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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