mimic

Meaning

Verb

1. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
2. To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

Noun

1. A person who practices mimicry; especially:
2. A person who practices mimicry; especially:
3. An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
4. An imitation.

Adj

1. Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
2. Mock, pretended.
3. Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

Synonyms

imitate

copy

ape

mock

mime

emulate

imitation

imitator

impersonate

simulate

take off

fake

mimetic

mimicker

tease

parody

monkey

🐒

echo

mimicry

pantomimist

parrot

🦜

imitative

copycat

impersonator

impressionist

counterfeit

caricature

deride

duplicate

mummery

plagiarise

play-acting

poser

pretender

replicate

reproduce

simulation

sounds

travesty

visual

become black

liken to

following the example

pantomist

imiate

audio visual

direct-viewing

act

bard

buffoon

caricaturist

comedian

copier

crib

dancer

💃

do

emulation

emulator

follow

follow suit

forge

gesture

hypocrite

illustrate

illustrative

impersonation

initate

intuit

intuition

jester

jokes

make

make fun of

mimesis

mummer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪm.ɪk/

Etymology

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.