imitative | Definition of imitative

Synonyms and Antonyms of imitative

1 using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model

your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read

Synonyms of imitative

apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

Words Related to imitative

copied, cribbed, plagiarized

artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading

cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired

Near Antonyms of imitative

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

genuine, natural, real

classic, ideal, model

Antonyms of imitative

archetypal (also archetypical), original

2 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

an imitative extract never has the flavor of the real thing

Synonyms of imitative

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Words Related to imitative

cultured, manufactured, process

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of imitative

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of imitative

genuine, natural, real