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Antonyms for imitative
ˈɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪvim·i·ta·tive

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  1. imitative

    Antonyms:
    original, creative, inventive

    Synonyms:
    mimicking, caricaturing, copying, unoriginal, servile, apish

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  1. imitativeadjective

    marked by or given to imitation

    "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"

    Antonyms:
    nonimitative

    Synonyms:
    onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoetic, counterfeit, onomatopoeical

  2. echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoeticadjective

    (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

    "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer

    Antonyms:
    nonimitative

    Synonyms:
    onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, echolike, counterfeit

  3. counterfeit, imitativeadjective

    not genuine; imitating something superior

    "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

    Antonyms:
    nonimitative

    Synonyms:
    onomatopoeic, echoic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, counterfeit

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  1. imitativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    apish, copying, mimicking, mimetic, onomatopoetic

How to use imitative in a sentence?

  1. Aristotle:

    Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in imitation is universal.

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