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imitative

('/I/m/I/,t/eI/t/I/v )

marked by or given to imitation(adj.all)

Example:
Acting is an imitative art.
Man is an imitative being.

Antonym:
nonimitative

source: wordnet30
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound(adj.all)

Example:
Onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises.

Synonym:
echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
Antonym:
nonechoic

source: wordnet30
not genuine; imitating something superior(adj.all)

Synonym:
counterfeit
Antonym:
echt, genuine

source: wordnet30
Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.(adjective)

source: webster1913

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