imitation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- formalism antonym
Sense 2 adjective
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
Related & opposite
- fake derivation
- artificial similar to
Sense 3 noun
something copied or derived from an original
Types & categories
Sense 4 noun
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- imitate derivation
Sense 5 noun
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Types & categories
- humor hypernym
- mock-heroic hyponym
- put-on hyponym
Related & opposite
- caricaturist derivation
- caricature derivation
- impersonate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | formalism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mimesis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | artificial |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | copy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | forgery |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | imitate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | copying |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | echo |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | emulation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mimicry |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | caricaturist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | caricature |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | impersonate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | humor |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mock-heroic |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | put-on |