imitative

Letters that make imitative

a, e, m, t, i, v are letters that make 'imitative'

Words within imitative

MIT, tat, IT, mi, ti, MI, Tati, at, TAT, iv, IV, At, Ta, Ti are words within 'imitative'


3 possible definitions for 'imitative'

Imitative as "(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound"

Under this definition, imitative is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic have the same meaning as 'imitative'

Antonyms

nonechoic has the opposite meaning of imitative

Derivatives of imitative

onomatopoeia is a derivative of imitative.

Example of imitative used within this context

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


Imitative as "marked by or given to imitation"

Under this definition, imitative is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

nonimitative has the opposite meaning of imitative

Derivatives of imitative

copy, imitate, simulate are derivatives of 'imitative'.

Similar to imitative

mimetic, apish, apelike, mimic, parrotlike, simulated are similar to 'imitative'.

Example of imitative used within this context

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


Imitative as "not genuine, imitating something superior"

Under this definition, imitative is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

counterfeit has the same meaning as imitative

Antonyms

genuine, echt have the opposite meaning of 'imitative'

Derivatives of imitative

imitate is a derivative of imitative.

Similar to imitative

bad, false, fictive, synthetic, fake, pretended, assumed, fictitious, pseudo, put on, sham, forged, base, bogus, phony, phoney, bastard, inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious, mock, ostensible, ostensive, pinchbeck are similar to 'imitative'.



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