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imitative has 5 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is nonimitative.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
marked by or given to imitation
“acting is an imitative art”
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
“onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for imitative come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
not genuine; imitating something superior
“counterfeit emotion”