Synonyms for simulate

Most common

assume · feign · affect · pretend · imitate · mock

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Antonyms

actualize, realize, reveal

All antonyms of simulate →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

   This video game simulates a pinball machine.

Forms

Past participle

simulated
e.g. simulated → assumed, feigned, affected, pretended…

Example sentences

• affect Petrol prices affect us all in one way or another.
• pretend I hate it when you pretend like you don't know me.
• feign It is difficult for those who are sad to feign joy.
• mock How is it possible not to mock the Muslim belief.
• imitate She tried hard to imitate Mariah Carey but failed.
• model He is very taken up with building model airplanes.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

act¹, ape¹

4 letters

play¹, copy², mock¹, sham¹

5 letters

model², mimic², feign¹

6 letters

assume², affect², borrow²

7 letters

pretend², imitate³

11 letters

counterfeit³, impersonate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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Español

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