SIMULATIONS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of simulations Computer simulations indicate that one of the geometries studied by the team could improve NMR sensitivity and accuracy by roughly an order of magnitude. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together. — Emily Greene-Colozzi, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026 In The Sacramento Bee’s climate model simulations built with dozens of synthetic super El Niños, the strongest events line up with the wettest California winters statewide. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The team calculated a combined measure of heat and humidity that sets a lethal limit for modern endotherms and found that threshold was never crossed anywhere in their Cretaceous simulations. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026 Whitney Eigenfeld, Rosalind Franklin’s lead simulations operations specialist, was giving demonstrations in the obstetrics section of the simulator. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 None of the eight simulations were impervious to the threats, and even when agents detected a risk, the detection didn’t translate into the agents trying to contain the threat. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Amid eerie war simulations, cutthroat competitions and foreboding new technology, four students are drawn together for a mysterious mission. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026 The United States needs a safe space to run such simulations. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Orsay had been filled with balloons, which floated on the ceiling in homage to Mortimer’s original aesthetic, and staples from its heyday were on hand, including miniatures of the signature burger.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
This includes pyrotechnics, miniatures, and animatronics to special makeup effects, forced perspective sets and other practical crafts.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of miniatures

Noun

And virtual copies of the castle's Georgian dining-room furniture are readily available at America's home furnisher.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Jenkins Reid’s novels have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide and spurred myriad film and television adaptations.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of copies

Noun

Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The Catholics in his government, from Supreme Court justices to Cabinet members to Vice President JD Vance, are acting as a rubber stamp for an imperious ruler, instead of imitations of Christ.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of imitations

Noun

These services, valued at up to €10,000, will encompass all relevant processes, such as spotting sessions, composition, mock-ups and final production (for original score), or expert support in music licensing and supervision (if applicable).

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Engineers there use full-scale mechanical mock-ups, robotic arms, and virtual control systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of mock-ups

Noun

Most of the historic buildings and structures on Naper Settlement’s 13-acre campus are replicas of old buildings or were moved from their original locations and brought to the museum.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
In the public cloud, one patient or customer record can spread into replicas, logs, embeddings, feature stores, caches and model checkpoints.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of replicas

Noun

In the lead-up to the last presidential election, academics and tech observers were concerned about the increasing potency of deepfakes, believing that synthetic images and replications of political figures would sow chaos on and offline.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

Definition of replications

Noun

One of the clones, Antonia, has done what her counterpart has failed to do — produce a surviving lineage of ferrets.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Scheungraber says DoppelCart shops mimic 44,182 different brands, with a median of two clones for each brand.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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