Emulation and Imitation

Emulation

Emulation noun - Effort to equal or surpass another.
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Synonyms for Emulation

Imitation and emulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imitation" instead a noun "Emulation".

Imitation

Imitation noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

Emulation and imitation are semantically related. You can use "Emulation" instead a noun "Imitation".

Both words in one sentence

  • Our Zombies Are Different As Night was accidentally entered into the public domain due to an error in the end credits, it quickly became the object of imitation and emulation by many other directors.
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