Mimetic
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
Substitute and mimetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead an adjective "Mimetic".
Nearby Word: mimesis
Substitute
Substitute adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Mimetic and substitute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mimetic" instead an adjective "Substitute".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sham and mimetic
- sham and substitute
- representative and mimetic
- representative and substitute
- synthetic and mimetic
- synthetic and substitute
- artificial and mimetic
- artificial and substitute
- fake and mimetic
- fake and substitute
- counterfeit and mimetic
- counterfeit and substitute
- false and mimetic
- false and substitute
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Substitute and Mimetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/substitute
Mimetic & Substitute. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/substitute>.
Substitute or Mimetic. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/substitute.
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