Mimetic and Real

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

Usage example: boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age

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Real is an antonym for mimetic.

Nearby Word: mimesis

Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Mimetic is an antonym for real.

Nearby Words: realize, realise, reality, realistic, really

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