Synonyms of imitates

imitates

verb

present tense third-person singular of imitate

1

as in emulates

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

• emulates
• copies
• mimics
• mocks
• repeats
• mimes
• echoes
• apes
• parodies
• performs
• plays
• copycats
• lampoons
• impersonates
• burlesques
• caricatures
• travesties
• pantomimes
• dittos
• reechos

2

as in mocks

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

• mocks
• parodies
• mimics
• does
• spoofs
• emulates
• simulates
• caricatures
• burlesques
• sends up
• reproduces
• ridicules
• performs
• plays
• satirizes
• travesties
• pretends
• derides
• replicates
• lampoons
• enhances
• feigns
• exaggerates
• elaborates
• embellishes
• acts
• parrots
• personates
• amplifies
• stretches
• dissembles
• apes
• monkeys
• impersonates
• embroiders
• overstates
• duplicates
• expands
• mimes
• magnifies
• counterfeits
• pantomimes
• fakes
• plays up
• overdraws
• pads
• gibes
• pasquinades
• shams
• puts on
• enlarges (on or upon)
• copycats
• fleshes (out)

3

as in reproduces

to make an exact likeness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproduces
• replicates
• copies
• renders
• duplicates
• clones
• simulates
• reconstructs
• reduplicates
• mimics
• copycats
• forges
• counterfeits
• rips off
• fakes
• re-creates
• knocks off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originates
• creates
• initiates
• imagines
• invents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imitates

Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026

My mother imitates me, then converts the word into a pair of Korean syllables that sound most like the German. — Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

But neither painting nor photography imitates nature. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Like most creative endeavors, art imitates life at Monse. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 29 May 2026

The Yellow Chartreuse with its honeyed complexity imitates the lingering natural sweetness of the agave nectar, and the juicy bittersweet orange from the Aperol takes the role of the Cointreau, all atop a subtle smoky backbone. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 23 May 2026