Synonyms for imitative
ˈɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪvim·i·ta·tive

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1. imitative

   Synonyms:
   mimicking, caricaturing, copying, unoriginal, servile, apish

   Antonyms:
   original, creative, inventive

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1. imitativeadjective

   marked by or given to imitation

   "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"

   Synonyms:
   onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoetic, counterfeit, onomatopoeical

   Antonyms:
   nonimitative

2. echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoeticadjective

   (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

   "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer

   Synonyms:
   onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, echolike, counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   nonimitative

3. counterfeit, imitativeadjective

   not genuine; imitating something superior

   "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

   Synonyms:
   onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, counterfeit

   Antonyms:
   nonimitative

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1. imitativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   imitating, copying

2. imitativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   mimicking, aping, apish

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1. imitativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   apish, copying, mimicking, mimetic, onomatopoetic

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1. Aristotle:

   Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in imitation is universal.