IMITATED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

imitated

verb

past tense of imitate

as in copied

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot

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as in parodied

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do

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as in reproduced

to make an exact likeness of a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters

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Recent Examples of imitated Clifford gates, however, can be imitated by a normal computer. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 The rest of the industry watched with envy, then imitated the model. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Then-Princess Elizabeth struggled to pronounce her own name as a toddler, and her grandfather, King George V, reportedly imitated her pronunciation. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The slow exchange with oxygen is imitated with micro-oxygenation technology — essentially, blowing bubbles through the wine. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 For Denverites, the Boise Broncos blue and orange will be very familiar, but this shade of blue turf is now legally protected from being imitated so don’t expect to see it at Empower Field at Mile High. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026 This succinct statement follows outpourings of both support and criticism of Sims, including additional allegations that YISE has imitated other beauty brands—the very thing Sims was lamenting. — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026 The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 We’ve been copied, we’ve been imitated, we have been pushed to the back. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Music scenes were insular; tapes were copied by hand and passed between friends and family.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors say Strange copied 10 or more audio files from the drives without authority.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of copied

Verb

The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parodied

Verb

In fact, the bag has been reproduced and is available for purchase.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
The company says its system reasons through investor requirements, borrower context, guidelines, overlays, and related concepts before producing a decision path that can be reproduced and audited.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

In some ways, the student movement emulated US civil rights protests in the 1960s.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
The executive order is reminiscent of a decision by California to clear the way for name, image and likeness compensation by passing a state law that was quickly emulated by other states.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

Critics mocked Zacharia’s performance during her first and last press conference on Tuesday, and ripped her for describing herself as an attorney, despite having never passed the bar exam.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026
The Difference Between Names And Dynamics Richard Feynman recalled being mocked by another child for not knowing a bird’s name.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mocked

Verb

That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The design, which was created by an in-house team supported by an outside architectural firm, will be replicated in eight more stores slated to open between now and February.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of replicated

Verb

That's the field dedicated to protecting Earth from the possibility of a calamitous asteroid impact, and DART mimicked how humans could change the orbit of a threatening space rock, taking it off its collision course.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
That peptide mimicked the human hormone GLP-1, which prompts the pancreas to release insulin and makes people feel full.

— Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of mimicked

Verb

After officers rendered immediate medical aid, paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Advertisement That prescription has rankled many cybersecurity experts who scoff at the possibility that their expertise will be rendered obsolete.

— Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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