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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

unauthentic

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

backup

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

pantomime

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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