Synonyms for imitative
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Onomatopoeic
Other
mimic, unoriginal, sound-symbolic, derivative, parrot-like, counterfeit, apish, emulative, epigonic, epigonous, mimical dated rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Imitating; copying; not original.
Related words
- Phrases
- imitative harmony imitative magic
Example sentences
- onomatopoetic As to onomatopoetic expressions, we find interesting examples in Hopi.
- derivative I can take the integral and the derivative. And you?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| imitative | falling | |
| mimetic | rising | |
| onomatopoeic | rising | |
| echoic | rising | |
| onomatopoetic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- mimic2, apish
- 6 letters
- echoic
- 7 letters
- mimetic, mimical
- 8 letters
- epigonic
- 9 letters
- emulative, epigonous
- 10 letters
- derivative4, unoriginal
- 11 letters
- counterfeit3
- 12 letters
- onomatopoeic
- 13 letters
- onomatopoetic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mimic2 = 2 syllables).