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simulation - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | simulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imitation |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, facsimile, fake, image, likeness, match, reflection, replica, reproduction, sham, duplication, mirroring, paralleling |
| Main Entry: | affectation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior to make an impression |
| Synonyms: | air, airs, appearance, facade, false front*, front, imitation, insincerity, mannerism, pose, pretense, pretension, sham*, show, simulation, artificiality, going Hollywood, pretentiousness, put-on, putting on airs, showing off |
| Antonyms: | simplicity, naturalness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | copy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duplicate, imitation |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, archetype, carbon, carbon copy*, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, miniature, mirror, model, parallel, pattern, photocopy, photograph, portrait, print, reflection, replica, representation, reproduction, similarity, simulation, study, transcript, type, ectype, microfiche, mimeograph, offprint, photostat, replication, reprint, rubbings, simulacrum, tracing, transcription |
| Notes: | Xerox is actually a trademark for copies made on that brand of machine; copy is a duplicate made in any of a number of ways, while photocopy is a duplicate made using a machine with a photographic process |
| Antonyms: | original, origination, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mask |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false face, cover |
| Synonyms: | affectation, air*, appearance, aspect, beard*, blind, camouflage, cloak*, concealment, cover-up, disguise, facade, front, guise, hood, masquerade, pose, posture, pretense, pretext, screen, semblance, show*, simulation, veil*, veneer, visage, window dressing*, disguisement, dissembling, dissimulation, domino, fig leaf, put-on, visor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pretense |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | falsehood, affected show; cover |
| Synonyms: | act, acting, affectation, appearance, artifice, charade, claim, cloak, deceit, deception, display, double-dealing*, evasion, excuse, fabrication, facade, gag, guise, insincerity, invention, make-believe, mask, masquerade, misrepresentation, misstatement, ostentation, pretext, routine, ruse, semblance, sham*, simulation, stall, stunt, subterfuge, trickery, veil, veneer, wile, dissimulation, dumb act, fakery, faking, falsification, feigning, posing, posturing, pretentiousness, schtick, shuffling |
| Antonyms: | honesty, reality, truth, openness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pretext |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disguise; alleged reason |
| Synonyms: | affectation, alibi, appearance, bluff, cloak, color*, coloring*, cover, cover-up*, device, excuse, face, feint, front, guise, mask, masquerade, plea, ploy, pretense, red herring*, routine, ruse, semblance, show, simulation, song and dance*, stall, stratagem, subterfuge, veil*, cleanup, cop-out, cover story, fig leaf |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counterfeiting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | copying |
| Synonyms: | reproduction, simulation, duplication |
| Main Entry: | computer science |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the study of computers |
| Synonyms: | artificial intelligence, cybernetics, data processing, information retrieval, information technology, simulation, systems analysis, computer technology, computer-aided learning, computer-aided testing, natural language processing, neural networks, operating systems, programming, programming languages, robotics |
| Main Entry: | pretending |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feigning |
| Synonyms: | acting, cheating, concealment, counterfeiting, covering, pretense, simulation, bluffing, dissembling, dissimulation, masking, shamming |
| Main Entry: | similitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | semblance |
| Synonyms: | copy, likeness, replica, representation, resemblance, similarity, simulation, alikeness |
| Main Entry: | art |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creation meant to communicate or appeal to senses or mind |
| Synonyms: | abstraction, description, design, illustration, imitation, molding, painting, portrayal, representation, simulation, carving, modeling, pictorialization, sculpting, shaping, sketching, symbolization |
| Antonyms: | science |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior |
| Synonyms: | affectation, attitude, bit*, fake, false front*, front, performance, phony, pose, posture, pretense, sham, show, simulation, soft soap*, stall, stance, stunt, sweet talk*, chaser, dissimilation, feigning, put-on, shuck and jive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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