Synonyms of imitators

imitators

noun

plural of imitator

1

as in followers

a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way

an Elvis imitator in a sequinned jumpsuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followers
• echoes
• copycats
• wannabes
• copyists
• rubber stamps
• parrots
• apers
• impressionists
• mimics
• impersonators
• apes
• emulators

2

as in performers

a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect

that comedian is a hilarious imitator of a surprising array of current celebrities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performers
• impressionists
• actors
• entertainers
• personators
• impersonators
• mimics
• parodists
• caricaturists
• copycats
• mockers
• satirists
• parrots
• mimes
• players
• burlesquers
• troupers
• lampooners
• pantomimes
• mummers
• pantomimists
• rubber stamps
• echoes
• apes
• mimers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imitators

The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators. — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

An exemplary script and dashes of stylish direction set this ’90s favorite apart from myriad Tarantino imitators. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world. — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Over the past year, a wave of imitators loaded public-company balance sheets with cryptocurrencies in hopes of sparking stock rallies, but that trade has since soured. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Unfortunately, Winger committed the mortal sins of having a pretty boy lead singer and painfully cheesy videos (even by 80s standards), so most people dismissed them and Beach as cheap imitators. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026