imitative

Questions about imitative

What does imitative mean?

imitative means "marked by or given to imitation". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in imitative?

imitative has 4 syllables: im-i-ta-tive. The stress falls on "im". In IPA it is /ˈɪməˌteɪtɪv/.

What is another word for imitative?

Close synonyms include echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, counterfeit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of imitative?

The recorded antonyms are nonimitative.

Is imitative a common word?

imitative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with imitative?

7 words rhyme with imitative. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.