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mimic
Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic
- police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations
- a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard
archetypal (also archetypical), original
mimic
Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic
- a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice
- a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup
busker [chiefly British], entertainer, performer, player, trouper
mimic
Synonyms and Antonyms of mimic
- the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp
deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule
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
- began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made
Synonym Discussion of mimic
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- copied the painting and sold the fake as an original
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- imitate a poet's style
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- pupils mimicking their teacher
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- American fashion designers aped their European colleagues
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- mocking a vain man's pompous manner
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