Imitation and Surrogate

Imitation

Imitation adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Surrogate and imitation are semantically related in substitute topic. In some cases you can use "Surrogate" instead the word "Imitation" as an adjective or a noun.

Surrogate

Surrogate adjective - Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties.
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Synonyms for Surrogate

Imitation and surrogate are semantically related in substitute topic. Sometimes you can use "Imitation" instead the word "Surrogate" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: surrogacy

How words are described

good good imitation good surrogate
real real imitation real surrogate
passable passable imitation passable surrogate
unwitting unwitting imitation unwitting surrogate
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