Emulative
Emulative adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
Usage example: right now she's an emulative singer, not having yet created a style of her own
Formulaic and emulative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formulaic" instead an adjective "Emulative".
Formulaic
Formulaic adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
Usage example: she thought the plots of most action movies were pretty formulaic
Emulative and formulaic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emulative" instead an adjective "Formulaic".
Nearby Word: formula
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and emulative
- sham and formulaic
- substitute and emulative
- substitute and formulaic
- synthetic and emulative
- synthetic and formulaic
- artificial and emulative
- artificial and formulaic
- fake and emulative
- fake and formulaic
- counterfeit and emulative
- counterfeit and formulaic
- routine and emulative
- routine and formulaic
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