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
• playing
• sending up
• performing
• ridiculing
• reproducing
• travestying
• pretending
• satirizing
• replicating
• aping
• deriding
• enhancing
• duplicating
• lampooning
• acting
• parroting
• feigning
• stretching
• monkeying
• gibing
• miming
• exaggerating
• elaborating
• faking
• pantomiming
• expanding
• amplifying
• shamming
• personating
• counterfeiting
• embellishing
• 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

The stylists had fun mimicking features from its namesake, Lockheed's legendary Mach-3 Blackbird SR-71 spy plane. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

But creator and co-showrunner Megan Park, whose films The Fallout and My Old Ass displayed deep insight into the inner lives of young women, isn’t mindlessly mimicking the mini-adults of Euphoria and Gossip Girl. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Anyone wanting the traditional wipe experience will need to use the Kord Breach system, as everyone will have to start a new character and start from scratch, almost mimicking the old wipes from the beta. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Soon after, cheering and clapping filled the auditorium before the man mimicking the president stood up, holding a sign for TrumpAccounts. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

During the conversation, DeChambeau loudly pleaded his case, mimicking his pre-shot routine and waving his hands. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

This investigation was conducted in ultraviolet light and using custom calibration to prevent flaring from the red dwarf companions from mimicking white dwarf signals. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026

SpaceX previously tested the ship’s payload deployment mechanism using simulators mimicking the mass and dimensions of the company’s next-generation Starlink Version 3 broadband satellites. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

Shahdadpuri walked to its location in the lower concourse, pulled the red jersey over the white-and-baby blue stripes of Argentina and spread his arms out wide — mimicking an image of Mahomes that was being shown on a video loop. — Sam McDowell 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026