imitative

 
  Grep  of  noun  imitative 
  electronic  imitative  deception 
  imitative  electronic  deception 
 
  Overview  of  adj  imitative 
 
  The  adj  imitative  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  imitative  --  (marked  by  or  given  to  imitation;  "acting  is  an  imitative  art";  "man  is  an  imitative  being") 
  2.  echoic,  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic  --  ((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) 
  3.  counterfeit,  imitative  --  (not  genuine;  imitating  something  superior;  "counterfeit  emotion";  "counterfeit  money";  "counterfeit  works  of  art";  "a  counterfeit  prince") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  imitative 
 
  3  senses  of  imitative 
 
  Sense  1 
  imitative  (vs.  nonimitative) 
 
  nonimitative  (vs.  imitative) 
 
  Sense  2 
  echoic  (vs.  nonechoic),  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic 
 
 
  Sense  3 
  counterfeit  (vs.  genuine),  imitative 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  imitative 
 
  3  senses  of  imitative 
 
  Sense  1 
  imitative  (vs.  nonimitative) 
  =>  apish,  apelike 
  =>  mimetic 
  =>  mimic 
  =>  parrotlike 
  =>  simulated 
 
  Sense  2 
  echoic  (vs.  nonechoic),  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic 
 
  Sense  3 
  counterfeit  (vs.  genuine),  imitative 
  =>  assumed,  false,  fictitious,  fictive,  pretended,  put  on  sham 
  =>  bad  forged 
  =>  base 
  =>  bogus,  fake,  phony,  phoney,  bastard 
  =>  inauthentic,  unauthentic,  spurious 
  =>  mock 
  =>  ostensible,  ostensive 
  =>  pinchbeck 
  =>  pseudo 
  =>  synthetic 
  Also  See->  artificial#1,  unreal#3;  false#1;  insincere#1;  unreal#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  imitative 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  imitative 
 
  imitative  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  imitative 
  imitative 
  nonimitative 
 
  Overview  of  adj  imitative 
 
  The  adj  imitative  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  imitative  --  (marked  by  or  given  to  imitation;  "acting  is  an  imitative  art";  "man  is  an  imitative  being") 
  2.  echoic,  imitative,  onomatopoeic,  onomatopoeical,  onomatopoetic  --  ((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) 
  3.  counterfeit,  imitative  --  (not  genuine;  imitating  something  superior;  "counterfeit  emotion";  "counterfeit  money";  "counterfeit  works  of  art";  "a  counterfeit  prince") 

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