Imitative and Phony

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

Usage example: an imitative extract never has the flavor of the real thing

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Phony and imitative are semantically related in parroting topic. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead an adjective "Imitative".

Phony adjective - Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

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Imitative and phony are semantically related in parroting topic. Sometimes you can use "Imitative" instead an adjective "Phony".

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

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