imitation
English Thesaurus
1. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | copying, |
| definition | : | an act of copying (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | echo, |
| definition | : | an imitation or repetition (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | emulation, |
| definition | : | effort to equal or surpass another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mimicry, |
| definition | : | the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators (noun.act) |
2. something copied or derived from an original (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | copy, |
| definition | : | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | counterfeit, forgery, |
| definition | : | a copy that is represented as the original (noun.artifact) |
3. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | mimesis, |
| definition | : | the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature (noun.cognition) |
4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, |
| definition | : | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mock-heroic, |
| definition | : | a satirical imitation of heroic verse (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty, |
| definition | : | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (noun.communication) |
5. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article (adj.all)
| similar | : | artificial, unreal, |
| definition | : | contrived by art rather than nature (adj.all) |
6. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else (noun.act)
| derivation | : | copy, imitate, simulate, |
| definition | : | reproduce someone's behavior or looks (verb.creation) |
7. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | formalism, |
| definition | : | the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented (noun.cognition) |
8. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | caricaturist, |
| definition | : | someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ape, caricature, |
| definition | : | represent in or produce a caricature of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, |
| definition | : | represent another person with comic intentions (verb.communication) |
9. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
10. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else (noun.act)
| derivation | : | copy, imitate, simulate, |
| definition | : | reproduce someone's behavior or looks (verb.creation) |
11. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition)
| antonym | : | formalism, |
| definition | : | the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented (noun.cognition) |
12. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | caricaturist, |
| definition | : | someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ape, caricature, |
| definition | : | represent in or produce a caricature of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | impersonate, |
| definition | : | represent another person with comic intentions (verb.communication) |
13. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article (adj.all)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
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