n. 1 copying, mimicking, mimicry, aping, parroting, emulating, emulation, impersonating, impersonation, impression Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 2 impersonation, parody, satirization, burlesque, caricature, mockery, travesty, Colloq take-off, Brit send-up In his nightclub act, he does scathing imitations of celebrities 3 copy, fake, counterfeit, forgery These are modern imitations of ancient coins 4 copy, replica, replication, reproduction, simulation, facsimile, duplicate, duplication, simulacrum We keep the original in a safe place and put the imitations on display
adj. 5 fake, synthetic, artificial, simulated, sham, ersatz, mock, factitious, reproduction, man-made, Colloq phoney or US also phony It doesn't take an expert to see that this is an imitation diamond