Synonyms of imitations

imitations

noun

plural of imitation

as in reproductions

something that is made to look exactly like something else

challenged me to tell the real roses from the silk imitations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproductions
• copies
• replicas
• versions
• clones
• dupes
• facsimiles
• replications
• duplicates
• mocks
• carbon copies
• duplications
• knockoffs
• counterfeits
• carbons
• dummies
• reduplications
• forgeries
• simulations
• fakes
• reconstructions
• miniatures
• rip-offs
• phonies
• rubber stamps
• shadows
• approximations
• likenesses
• prints
• impressions
• reincarnations
• mock-ups
• re-creations
• semblances
• shams
• images
• imprints
• spares
• extras
• reserves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imitations

To this day, there are white club kids in New York who are in the club talking in black-ccents and wearing imitations of black people’s hairstyles. — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Bad imitations eventually reduced molecular gastronomy to a punch line about foam, fog, and something unfortunately known as meat glue. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

The shoes have also inspired countless imitations from other brands, making the popular design more affordable and accessible, while the original remains highly coveted among shoe lovers. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Bosses recently told Deadline that microdrama has moved well beyond cheap, schlocky imitations of traditional TV and film. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2026

So, it's been up to tech journalists to investigate and connect some dots, but there's certainly reason to believe that Skyrover and Xtra are true clones, not knock-offs or imitations. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026

There are other highlights—paintings by Géricault and Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, a few Persian swan-neck bottles and their Tiffany glass imitations—but the gamble here is to play Gérôme and Hamdi off each other, the outsider and the insider. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026