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"imitative":{
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"using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model":{
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"examples":[
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"your writing style tends to be imitative of whichever author you've recently read"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apish",
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"canned",
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"emulative",
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"epigonic",
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"epigonous",
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"formulaic",
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"mimetic",
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"mimic",
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"slavish",
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"unoriginal"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"copied",
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"cribbed",
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"plagiarized",
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"artificial",
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"bogus",
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"factitious",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"imitation",
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"man-made",
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"mock",
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"sham",
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"simulated",
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"substitute",
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"synthetic",
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"duplicated",
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"photocopied",
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"reduplicated",
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"reproduced",
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"transcribed",
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"backup",
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"counterfeit",
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"deceptive",
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"forged",
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"fraudulent",
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"misleading",
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"cut-and-dried",
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"cut-and-dry",
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"perfunctory",
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"routine",
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"uninspired"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"authentic",
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"bona fide",
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"legitimate",
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"true",
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"genuine",
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"natural",
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"real",
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"classic",
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"ideal",
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"model"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"archetypal",
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"archetypical",
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"original"
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]
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},
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"being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials":{
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"examples":[
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"an imitative extract never has the flavor of the real thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"artificial",
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"bogus",
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"dummy",
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"ersatz",
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"factitious",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"faux",
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"imitation",
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"man-made",
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"mimic",
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"mock",
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"pretend",
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"sham",
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"simulated",
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"substitute",
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"synthetic"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cultured",
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"manufactured",
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"process",
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"unauthentic",
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"adulterated",
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"designer",
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"doctored",
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"engineered",
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"fudged",
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"juggled",
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"manipulated",
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"tampered (with)",
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"concocted",
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"fabricated",
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"counterfeit",
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"deceptive",
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"forged",
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"fraudulent",
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"misleading",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"affected",
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"brummagem",
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"feigned",
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"pinchbeck",
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"pseudo",
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"spurious"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"authentic",
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"bona fide",
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"legitimate",
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"true",
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"premium",
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"quality",
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"valuable",
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"pure",
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"unadulterated"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"genuine",
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"natural",
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"real"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"imitating":{
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"to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{
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"examples":[
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"teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aping",
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"copycatting",
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"copying",
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"emulating",
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"mimicking",
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"miming"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dittoing",
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"echoing",
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"reechoing",
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"repeating",
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"burlesquing",
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"caricaturing",
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"lampooning",
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"mocking",
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"parodying",
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"travestying",
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"impersonating",
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"performing",
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"playing",
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"pantomiming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{
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"examples":[
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"imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burlesquing",
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"caricaturing",
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"doing",
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"mimicking",
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"mocking",
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"parodying",
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"sending up",
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"spoofing",
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"travestying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lampooning",
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"pasquinading",
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"satirizing",
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"deriding",
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"gibing",
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"jibing",
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"ridiculing",
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"aping",
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"copycatting",
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"monkeying",
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"parroting",
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"duplicating",
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"emulating",
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"replicating",
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"reproducing",
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"acting",
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"counterfeiting",
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"dissembling",
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"faking",
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"feigning",
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"pretending",
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"shamming",
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"simulating",
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"elaborating",
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"embellishing",
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"embroidering",
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"exaggerating",
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"magnifying",
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"padding",
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"playing up",
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"stretching",
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"amplifying",
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"enhancing",
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"enlarging (on or upon)",
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"expanding",
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"fleshing (out)",
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"overdrawing",
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"overstating",
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"putting on",
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"miming",
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"pantomiming",
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"impersonating",
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"performing",
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"personating",
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"playing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make an exact likeness of":{
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"examples":[
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"a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cloning",
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"copycatting",
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"copying",
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"duplicating",
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"reduplicating",
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"rendering",
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"replicating",
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"reproducing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"counterfeiting",
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"faking",
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"forging",
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"knocking off",
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"ripping off",
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"mimicking",
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"simulating",
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"reconstructing",
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"re-creating",
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"recreating"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"creating",
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"imagining",
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"initiating",
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"inventing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"originating"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"imitate":{
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"to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{
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"examples":[
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"teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ape",
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"copy",
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"copycat",
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"emulate",
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"mime",
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"mimic"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ditto",
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"echo",
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"reecho",
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"repeat",
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"burlesque",
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"caricature",
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"lampoon",
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"mock",
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"parody",
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"travesty",
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"impersonate",
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"perform",
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"play",
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"pantomime"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{
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"examples":[
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"imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burlesque",
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"caricature",
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"do",
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"mimic",
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"mock",
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"parody",
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"send up",
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"spoof",
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"travesty"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lampoon",
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"pasquinade",
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"satirize",
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"deride",
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"gibe",
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"jibe",
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"ridicule",
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"ape",
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"copycat",
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"monkey",
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"parrot",
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"duplicate",
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"emulate",
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"replicate",
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"reproduce",
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"act",
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"counterfeit",
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"dissemble",
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"fake",
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"feign",
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"pretend",
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"sham",
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"simulate",
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"elaborate",
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"embellish",
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"embroider",
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"exaggerate",
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"magnify",
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"pad",
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"play up",
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"stretch",
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"amplify",
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"enhance",
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"enlarge (on or upon)",
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"expand",
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"flesh (out)",
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"overdraw",
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"overstate",
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"put on",
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"mime",
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"pantomime",
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"impersonate",
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"perform",
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"personate",
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"play"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make an exact likeness of":{
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"examples":[
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"a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clone",
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"copy",
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"copycat",
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"duplicate",
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"reduplicate",
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"render",
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"replicate",
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"reproduce"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"counterfeit",
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"fake",
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"forge",
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"knock off",
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"rip off",
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"mimic",
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"simulate",
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"reconstruct",
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"re-create"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"create",
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"imagine",
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"initiate",
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"invent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"originate"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"imitable":{
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"constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated":{
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"examples":[
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"most readers of classic English literature could recognize Jane Austen's imitable style instantly"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"archetypal",
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"archetypical",
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"classic",
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"definitive",
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"exemplary",
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"model",
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"paradigmatic",
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"quintessential",
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"textbook"
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"near synonyms":[
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"ideal",
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"nonpareil",
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"special",
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"unique",
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"absolute",
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"flawless",
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"impeccable",
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"perfect",
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"A-OK",
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"A1",
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"bang-up",
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"banner",
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"capital",
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"choice",
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"crackerjack",
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"dandy",
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"excellent",
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"fabulous",
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"fantastic",
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"fine",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"groovy",
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"jim-dandy",
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"keen",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"nifty",
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"par excellence",
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"prime",
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"primo",
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"sensational",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"swell",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"unsurpassed",
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"wizard",
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"wonderful",
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"exceptional",
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"fancy",
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"high-grade"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad",
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"low-grade",
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"poor",
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"substandard",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"atrocious",
|
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"execrable",
|
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"vile",
|
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"wretched",
|
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"deficient",
|
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"disappointing",
|
||
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"failed",
|
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|
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"inadequate",
|
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|
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"inferior",
|
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|
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"average",
|
||
|
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"normal",
|
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|
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"ordinary",
|
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|
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"representative",
|
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|
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"typical",
|
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|
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"mediocre",
|
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|
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"second-class",
|
||
|
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"second-rate"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"imitations":{
|
||
|
|
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"challenged me to tell the real roses from the silk imitations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
||
|
|
"carbons",
|
||
|
|
"clones",
|
||
|
|
"copies",
|
||
|
|
"dummies",
|
||
|
|
"dupes",
|
||
|
|
"duplicates",
|
||
|
|
"duplications",
|
||
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
||
|
|
"mocks",
|
||
|
|
"reduplications",
|
||
|
|
"replicas",
|
||
|
|
"replications",
|
||
|
|
"reproductions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"counterfeits",
|
||
|
|
"fakes",
|
||
|
|
"forgeries",
|
||
|
|
"knockoffs",
|
||
|
|
"phonies",
|
||
|
|
"phoneys",
|
||
|
|
"rip-offs",
|
||
|
|
"rubber stamps",
|
||
|
|
"shams",
|
||
|
|
"miniatures",
|
||
|
|
"mock-ups",
|
||
|
|
"simulations",
|
||
|
|
"reconstructions",
|
||
|
|
"re-creations",
|
||
|
|
"images",
|
||
|
|
"likenesses",
|
||
|
|
"semblances",
|
||
|
|
"shadows",
|
||
|
|
"impressions",
|
||
|
|
"imprints",
|
||
|
|
"prints",
|
||
|
|
"approximations",
|
||
|
|
"reincarnations",
|
||
|
|
"versions",
|
||
|
|
"extras",
|
||
|
|
"reserves",
|
||
|
|
"spares"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"archetypes",
|
||
|
|
"originals",
|
||
|
|
"prototypes"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"imitator":{
|
||
|
|
"a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an Elvis imitator in a sequinned jumpsuit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aper",
|
||
|
|
"copycat",
|
||
|
|
"copyist",
|
||
|
|
"echo",
|
||
|
|
"follower",
|
||
|
|
"rubber stamp",
|
||
|
|
"wannabe",
|
||
|
|
"wannabee"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"parrot",
|
||
|
|
"ape",
|
||
|
|
"emulator",
|
||
|
|
"impersonator",
|
||
|
|
"impressionist",
|
||
|
|
"mimic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that comedian is a hilarious imitator of a surprising array of current celebrities"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"impersonator",
|
||
|
|
"impressionist",
|
||
|
|
"mimic",
|
||
|
|
"personator"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burlesquer",
|
||
|
|
"caricaturist",
|
||
|
|
"lampooner",
|
||
|
|
"mocker",
|
||
|
|
"parodist",
|
||
|
|
"satirist",
|
||
|
|
"mime",
|
||
|
|
"mimer",
|
||
|
|
"mummer",
|
||
|
|
"pantomime",
|
||
|
|
"pantomimist",
|
||
|
|
"actor",
|
||
|
|
"entertainer",
|
||
|
|
"performer",
|
||
|
|
"player",
|
||
|
|
"trouper",
|
||
|
|
"ape",
|
||
|
|
"copycat",
|
||
|
|
"echo",
|
||
|
|
"parrot",
|
||
|
|
"rubber stamp"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|