imitation
- adjective
- /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
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de imitación
- She wore an imitation leather jacket that looked just like the real thing.
They had an imitation firearms, that was it and ski masks.
- They had an imitation firearms, that was it and ski masks.
Examples
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The imitation jewelry looked almost like the real thing.
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The cake was decorated with imitation flowers made of plastic.
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Many people prefer imitation jewelry because it is more affordable.
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Is this an imitation of the famous painting?
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She wore an imitation leather jacket that looked just like the real thing.
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Many people prefer imitation jewelry because it is more affordable.
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The cake was decorated with imitation flowers made of plastic.
Synonyms
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4.0
An act that copies a person's voice or way to make people laugh
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6.0
A copy of a popular product made without the owner's permission
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5.5
A product made to look like a well-known brand without permission
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5.3
A funny imitation of a film or book that makes fun of the original
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4.4
A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality
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9.9
Something that looks like the real thing but is not
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3.5
A material made to look and feel like real leather
Something made to look real but is not genuine
Very similar in looks to another person or thing, often made to copy it
A machine made to act like a real person
A thing that looks like something else but is not the same
Antonyms
Compounds
How Real
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imitation comes from the Latin imitari, meaning 'to copy', and is used as an adjective to show something is made to look like the real thing but is not genuine. So an imitation jacket or piece of jewellery is made to copy the original.