Imitative and Ideal

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Imitative adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.

Usage example: your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read

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Ideal is an antonym for imitative.

Ideal adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.

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Imitative is an antonym for ideal.

Nearby Words: idea, idealistic, ideally, idealize, idealise

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