Synonyms of simulations

simulations

noun

plural of simulation

as in miniatures

something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people

—often + of

a computer simulation of spaceflight

simulations of body movements

a simulation of the planet's surface

Related Words

• miniatures
• copies
• reproductions
• imitations
• mock-ups
• replicas
• reconstructions
• replications
• clones
• rubber stamps
• carbon copies
• duplicates
• carbons
• dupes
• facsimiles
• dummies
• reduplications
• counterfeits
• duplications
• forgeries
• knockoffs
• approximations
• mocks
• shadows
• fakes
• versions
• re-creations
• images
• phonies
• impressions
• rip-offs
• likenesses
• shams
• prints
• semblances
• imprints
• reincarnations
• spares
• reserves
• extras

Dissimilar Words

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of simulations

Published in Nature, the study resolves the discrepancy between experiments and theoretical simulations of the melting temperature of diamond and show that the diamond structure persists up to 1 TPa. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Eventual champions Coventry City and runners-up Ipswich Town were tipped to finish fourth and third respectively before a ball had been kicked last August, via the running of 10,000 simulations of how the campaign would unfold. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

By combining observations of IRS 3's spectrum with simulations of how its light travels through different models of the surrounding material, researchers reconstructed the structure of the star's envelope. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Only 15% believed the statements would decrease the patients’ likelihood of seeking treatment—even though that's what tended to happen in the researchers' simulations. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

All of these companies were testing their models using software from Israeli AI startup Irregular, which runs thousands of simulations to evaluate AI’s cyber capabilities. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

After incorporating a black hole into their simulations, astronomers compared their results with observations from JWST. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026

One way around this is to let the simulations run finer than the telescope can see. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Validated with state-of-the-art computer simulations and published in Nature, the landmark result helps explain how energy moves through the photosphere and erupts into potentially Earth-threatening space weather events. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026