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Synonyms of mimic in English:

mimic


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See Spanish definition of imitar

verb

1‘she mimicked his broad northern accent’

SYNONYMS
imitate, copy, impersonate, do an impression of, take off, do an impersonation of, do, ape, caricature, mock, make fun of, parody, satirize, lampoon, burlesque, travesty
informal send up, spoof
archaic monkey

2‘most hoverflies are patterned so as to mimic bees and wasps’

SYNONYMS
resemble, look like, have on the appearance of, take on the appearance of, simulate, mirror, echo
North American informal make like

noun

1‘he had a dry wit and was a superb mimic’

SYNONYMS
impersonator, impressionist, imitator, mimicker
parodist, caricaturist, lampooner, lampoonist
copier, copyist
informal copycat
archaic ape, zany
rare epigone

adjective

1‘they were waging mimic war’

SYNONYMS
simulated, mock, imitation, make-believe, sham, imitative, mimetic
informal pretend, copycat