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

Fusion energy has long promised virtually limitless, low-carbon power by mimicking the physical reactions that fuel the Sun. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Color Shift adds blue and red halos around subjects, mimicking the look of a lens with heavy chromatic aberration. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Other studies have uncovered environmental exposure to hormone-mimicking pollutants that could skew the odds. — New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026

Rather than mimicking a sneaker or a loafer, the Gardana leans into a deliberately odd silhouette. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

At one point, Koy grabbed the microphone’s cord and held it up to his nose, mimicking the oxygen mask Harrison wore. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

That treaty’s foundation would include an economic mutual defense commitment, mimicking NATO’s Article 5, which would go a long way toward restoring Western escalation dominance over China and therefore defanging Beijing’s threats. — Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026

Later, a young woman in a black dress, mimicking what Helena wears on screen, makes an entrance and heads straight to the front to take photos with the casket and flower arrangements that re-create the scene. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The novel was also partly epistolary, including segments of fictional court transcripts and news coverage created by King (who enjoyed mimicking different writing styles). — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026