imitative

/ˈɪmətˌeɪtɪv/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. marked by or given to imitation
   “acting is an imitative art”
2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound- Harry Hoijer
   “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
3. not genuine; imitating something superior
   “counterfeit emotion”

Synonyms for imitative

• apish
• mimetic
• mimic
• parrotlike
• simulated
• echoic
• onomatopoeic
• onomatopoeical
• onomatopoetic
• counterfeit
• assumed
• bad
• base
• bogus
• inauthentic
• mock
• ostensible
• pinchbeck
• pseudo
• synthetic

Antonyms of imitative

• nonimitative

Words that rhyme with imitative

• native
• cooperative
• facultative
• vegetative
• accommodative
• authoritative
• nonnative
• quantitative
• accumulative
• appreciative
• creative
• innovative
• iterative
• legislative
• qualitative
• rehabilitative
• administrative
• collaborative
• deliberative
• educative
• elucidative
• investigative
• manipulative
• meditative
• probative
• prognosticative
• regulative
• stimulative
• dissipative