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Imitative

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.

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Apish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.

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Apish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.

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Assumed 84% connected

of Assume

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Assumed 84% connected

of Assume

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Base 84% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Bastard 84% connected

A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.

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Bastard 84% connected

A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.

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Bogus 84% connected

Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.

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Bogus 84% connected

Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.

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Fake 84% connected

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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Fake 84% connected

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 84% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Fictitious 84% connected

Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.

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Fictitious 84% connected

Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.

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Fictive 84% connected

Feigned; counterfeit.

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Fictive 84% connected

Feigned; counterfeit.

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Forged 84% connected

of Forge

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Forged 84% connected

of Forge

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Mimetic 84% connected

Alt. of Mimetical

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Mimetic 84% connected

Alt. of Mimetical

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Mimic 84% connected

Alt. of Mimical

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Mimic 84% connected

Alt. of Mimical

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Mock 84% connected

To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.

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Mock 84% connected

To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.

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Ostensible 84% connected

Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.

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Ostensible 84% connected

Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.

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Ostensive 84% connected

Showing; exhibiting.

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Ostensive 84% connected

Showing; exhibiting.

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Pinchbeck 84% connected

An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imit…

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Pinchbeck 84% connected

An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imit…

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Pretended 84% connected

of Pretend

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Pretended 84% connected

of Pretend

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Sham 84% connected

That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

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Sham 84% connected

That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

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Simulated 84% connected

of Simulate

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Simulated 84% connected

of Simulate

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Spurious 84% connected

Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.

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Spurious 84% connected

Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.

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Synthetic 84% connected

Alt. of Synthetical

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Synthetic 84% connected

Alt. of Synthetical

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Copy 74% connected

An abundance or plenty of anything.

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Copy 74% connected

An abundance or plenty of anything.

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Imitate 74% connected

To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.

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Imitate 74% connected

To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.

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Artificial 66% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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Artificial 66% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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False 66% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Insincere 66% connected

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech…

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Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 66% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Synonym 3

Counterfeit 92% connected

Representing by imitation or likeness; having a resemblance to something else; portrayed.

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Onomatopoeic 92% connected

Onomatopoetic.

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Onomatopoetic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.

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