Imitation
Imitation noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Performance and imitation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Imitation".
Performance
Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.
Imitation and performance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imitation" instead a noun "Performance".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good imitation | good performance |
| full | full imitation | full performance |
| best | best imitation | best performance |
| complete | complete imitation | complete performance |
| Other adjectives: poor, convincing, successful, vocal, big, weak, bad, impressive, subtle, memorable, famous, awful, over-the-top. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Linda Ballantyne's painfully bad imitation of original SM voice Terri Hawkes's performance has to be heard to be believed.
Source: So Bad Its Good / Anime -
It probably helps that every voice given to the character since has at least sounded like an imitation of his performance.
Source: Can't Unhear It - Though her overall performance is usually regarded as an exaggerated imitation of Hawkes' voice.
Cite this Source
Performance and Imitation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/imitation/performance
Imitation & Performance. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/imitation/performance>.
Performance or Imitation. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/imitation/performance.
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