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mimic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic

1 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations

Synonyms of mimic

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, imitative, man-made, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Words Related to mimic

cultured, manufactured, process

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of mimic

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of mimic

genuine, natural, real

2 using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard

Synonyms of mimic

apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimetic, slavish, unoriginal

Words Related to mimic

copied, cribbed, plagiarized

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading

cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms of mimic

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of mimic

archetypal (also archetypical), original

mimic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic

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

a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice

Synonyms of mimic

imitator, impersonator, impressionist, personator

Words Related to mimic

burlesquer, caricaturist, lampooner, mocker, parodist, satirist

mime, mimer, mummer, pantomime, pantomimist

actor, entertainer, performer, player, trouper

ape, copycat, echo, parrot, rubber stamp

2 an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements

a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup

Synonyms of mimic

mime, mummer, pantomime, pantomimist

Words Related to mimic

busker [chiefly British], entertainer, performer, player, trouper

aper, imitator, impersonator, impressionist

clown, pantaloon

mimic

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic

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

the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp

Synonyms of mimic

burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travesty

Words Related to mimic

lampoon, pasquinade, satirize

deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule

ape, copycat, monkey, parrot

duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce

act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate

elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch

amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on

mime, pantomime

impersonate, perform, personate, play

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

began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made

Synonyms of mimic

ape, copy, copycat, emulate, imitate, mime

Words Related to mimic

ditto, echo, reecho, repeat

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty

impersonate, perform, play

Synonym Discussion of mimic

copy, imitate, mimic, ape, mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible.

- copied the painting and sold the fake as an original

imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation.

- imitate a poet's style

mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation.

- pupils mimicking their teacher

ape may suggest presumptuous, slavish, or inept imitating of a superior original.

- American fashion designers aped their European colleagues

mock usually implies imitation with derision.

- mocking a vain man's pompous manner

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