Synonyms of imitated

imitated

verb

past tense of imitate

1

as in copied

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

teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in parodied

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of

imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parodied
• mocked
• mimicked
• did
• spoofed
• caricatured
• burlesqued
• travestied
• emulated
• reproduced
• sent up
• ridiculed
• performed
• played
• simulated
• satirized
• pretended
• aped
• replicated
• derided
• lampooned
• duplicated
• parroted
• counterfeited
• acted
• elaborated
• personated
• gibed
• exaggerated
• enhanced
• feigned
• stretched
• mimed
• embellished
• embroidered
• dissembled
• faked
• amplified
• copycatted
• expanded
• padded
• pantomimed
• overstated
• impersonated
• magnified
• monkeyed
• played up
• pasquinaded
• shammed
• enlarged (on or upon)
• fleshed (out)
• put on
• overdrew

3

as in reproduced

to make an exact likeness of

a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copied
• reproduced
• replicated
• rendered
• duplicated
• cloned
• reduplicated
• reconstructed
• copycatted
• simulated
• mimicked
• counterfeited
• forged
• faked
• ripped off
• re-created
• knocked off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• created
• originated
• initiated
• invented
• imagined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imitated

They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

That never aired because it was deemed too easily imitated. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 June 2026

The star imitated the lone star of Texas. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026

His use of jocular names for detention centers has been imitated by other Republican governors creating state facilities to be used by ICE. — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Even business models can be imitated. — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Nylon imitated the look of faded blue jeans and fabrics with worn, aged and artisanal details were the product of sustainable and efficient technologies. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

The first of its kind in a daily newspaper, it was syndicated and later widely imitated. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026