Skip to content
Home / Thesaurus / Simulacrum
Find the word that fits
Simulacrum: alternatives and connections
Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.
How to use a thesaurus
1
Search your original word Start with the word already in your sentence.
2
Choose the effect you need Look for a closer, stronger, softer, more formal or contrasting word.
3
Check the meaning and example Do not replace a word until the definition fits your exact sentence.
26,102
words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593
searchable synonym connections
350,924
published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning
Simulacrum
A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
52
useful connections shown
12 reviewed relationships and
40 broader connections.
Best place to begin
Reviewed alternatives and contrasts
These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.
Broader term 5
A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
See Color.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
Narrower term 5
Good.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which hold…
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
An image or representation of anything.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.
oewn 2023
0% interchangeable
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.
Synonym 2
The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likeness…
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a v…
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
Explore further
Words from the same subject
These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.
Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
All dictionary tools
Explore Academic Dictionary
The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.
Feedback × Help improve Academic Dictionary Two quick ratings, then an optional note.
Privacy information: privacy policy · cookies & storage
