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
Synthetic and mimetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Synthetic" instead an adjective "Mimetic".
Nearby Word: mimesis
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and mimetic
- make-believe and synthetic
- sham and mimetic
- sham and synthetic
- affected and mimetic
- affected and synthetic
- substitute and mimetic
- substitute and synthetic
- artificial and mimetic
- artificial and synthetic
- fake and mimetic
- fake and synthetic
- counterfeit and mimetic
- counterfeit and synthetic
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Synthetic and Mimetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/synthetic
Mimetic & Synthetic. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/synthetic>.
Synthetic or Mimetic. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mimetic/synthetic.
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