Synonyms of mimicking

mimicking 1 of 2

noun

as in imitation

Related Words

• imitation
• impersonation
• distortion
• exaggeration
• sketch
• comedy
• farce
• satire
• humor
• mockery
• parody
• slapstick
• squib
• spoof
• takeoff
• lampoon
• caricature
• rib
• burlesque
• send-up
• travesty
• put-on

mimicking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mimic

1

as in imitating

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 & Similar Words

• imitating
• parodying
• mocking
• doing
• spoofing
• caricaturing
• emulating
• simulating
• burlesquing
• sending up
• playing
• performing
• ridiculing
• reproducing
• travestying
• satirizing
• pretending
• replicating
• aping
• deriding
• enhancing
• duplicating
• lampooning
• acting
• feigning
• parroting
• monkeying
• gibing
• stretching
• miming
• exaggerating
• elaborating
• faking
• pantomiming
• expanding
• amplifying
• shamming
• counterfeiting
• embellishing
• personating
• dissembling
• embroidering
• impersonating
• padding
• overstating
• enlarging (on or upon)
• playing up
• copycatting
• magnifying
• pasquinading
• putting on
• overdrawing
• fleshing (out)

2

as in emulating

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 & Similar Words

• imitating
• emulating
• copying
• mocking
• repeating
• aping
• miming
• echoing
• parodying
• performing
• playing
• copycatting
• caricaturing
• lampooning
• impersonating
• pantomiming
• burlesquing
• reechoing
• dittoing
• travestying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mimicking

Verb

Although Craven’s touch is missing, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett honor his memory by mimicking his style while engraving their own slick mark. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

The 600-soldier 173rd Airborne Brigade, built to deploy wherever drones were needed, had been mimicking Ukrainian tactics and rapidly building its own systems to counter Russia and Iran-style threats. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

At the University of Mississippi, a video went viral of a Black woman surrounded by white students and the white students mimicking ape-like motions toward the woman and making monkey-like calls. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Researchers have developed a six-legged robot that can learn to walk by mimicking a stick insect’s movement patterns. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

The new edition of the series will film after the 2026 season, and will follow the staff of an entire NFL division, rather than a single team, mimicking a format that NFL Films has been using for its in-season edition of the docuseries. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

The image for the $25 product, which has been removed from Target’s website, depicted a Black child in an orange and black outfit with a ruffled collar, black gloves and a face covering mimicking an exaggerated, wide smile. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Flowers decamped to Nashville, hired producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, whose work excels at mimicking the textures of older records, and recruited a band full of session-pro ringers. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026

Punk exploded in front of a handful of scared-to-death dirtsheet reporters who were out of their league, mimicking a helpless Tony Khan. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026