| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seem |
Synonyms: |
have the appearance, look as if, look like, occur, resemble, sound, strike one as |
Antonyms: |
be real |
| Main Entry: | imitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pretend to be; do an impression of |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, act like, affect, ape, assume, be like, borrow, burlesque, carbon, caricature, clone, copy, counterfeit, ditto*, do like, do likewise, duplicate, echo, emulate, falsify, feign, follow, follow in footsteps, follow suit, forge, impersonate, look like, match, mime, mimic, mirror, mock, model after, parallel, parody, pattern after, personate, play a part, pretend, put on*, reduplicate, reflect, repeat, replicate, reproduce, resemble, send up, sham, simulate, spoof, take off, travesty |
| Notes: | emulate means to strive to equal, excel, or match by imitating; imitate means to reproduce or copy someone's behavior or looks |
Antonyms: |
be original, clash, differ, oppose, reverse |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear, seem to be |
Synonyms: |
display, evidence, exhibit, express, indicate, look like, make clear, manifest, present, resemble, show, sound, strike as |
| Main Entry: | mimic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imitate, mock |
Synonyms: |
act, ape, burlesque, caricature, copy, copycat, ditto*, do, do like, echo, enact, fake, go like, impersonate, look like, make believe, make fun of, make like, mime, mirror, pantomime, parody, parrot, perform, personate, play, resemble, ridicule, sham, simulate, take off, travesty |
| Main Entry: | seem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear; give the impression |
Synonyms: |
assume, be suggestive of, convey the impression, create the impression, give the feeling of, give the idea of, have the appearance of, have the aspects of, have the earmarks of, have the features of, have the qualities of, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, look, look as if, look like, look to be, make a show of, pretend, resemble, show, show every sign of, sound, sound like, strike one as being, suggest |
Antonyms: |
be real |
| Main Entry: | take after |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emulate |
Synonyms: |
act like, be like, copy, ditto*, do like, follow, follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of, imitate, inherit, look like, make like, mimic, mirror, pattern after, rival |