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an idea or feeling":{ "examples":[ "the speech-impaired patient had to convey his wishes with mime or scribbled notes" ], "synonyms":[ "gesticulations", "gestures", "pantomimes", "signals", "signs" ], "near synonyms":[ "beckons", "becks", "flourishes", "shrugs", "waves", "body languages", "postures", "indications", "motions", "sign languages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food" ], "synonyms":[ "apes", "copies", "copycats", "emulates", "imitates", "mimics" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittos", "echoes", "reechos", "repeats", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mocks", "parodies", "travesties", "impersonates", "performs", "plays", "pantomimes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mimic":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "do", "imitate", "mock", "parody", "send up", "spoof", "travesty" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoon", "pasquinade", "satirize", "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "ridicule", "ape", "copycat", "monkey", "parrot", "duplicate", "emulate", "replicate", "reproduce", "act", "counterfeit", "dissemble", "fake", "feign", "pretend", "sham", "simulate", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "exaggerate", "magnify", "pad", "play up", "stretch", "amplify", "enhance", "enlarge (on or upon)", "expand", "flesh (out)", "overdraw", "overstate", "put on", "mime", "pantomime", "impersonate", "perform", "personate", "play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made" ], "synonyms":[ "ape", "copy", "copycat", "emulate", "imitate", "mime" ], "near synonyms":[ "ditto", "echo", "reecho", "repeat", "burlesque", "caricature", "lampoon", "mock", "parody", "travesty", "impersonate", "perform", "play", "pantomime" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials":{ "examples":[ "police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations" ], "synonyms":[ "artificial", "bogus", "dummy", "ersatz", "factitious", "fake", "false", "faux", "imitation", "imitative", "man-made", "mock", "pretend", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic" ], "near synonyms":[ "cultured", "manufactured", "process", "unauthentic", "adulterated", "designer", "doctored", "engineered", "fudged", "juggled", "manipulated", "tampered (with)", "concocted", "fabricated", "counterfeit", "deceptive", "forged", "fraudulent", "misleading", "phony", "phoney", "affected", "brummagem", "feigned", "pinchbeck", "pseudo", "spurious" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "bona fide", "legitimate", "true", "premium", "quality", "valuable", "pure", "unadulterated" ], "antonyms":[ "genuine", "natural", "real" ] }, "using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model":{ "examples":[ "a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard" ], "synonyms":[ "apish", "canned", "emulative", "epigonic", "epigonous", "formulaic", "imitative", "mimetic", "slavish", "unoriginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "copied", "cribbed", "plagiarized", "artificial", "bogus", "factitious", "fake", "false", "imitation", "man-made", "mock", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic", "duplicated", "photocopied", "reduplicated", "reproduced", "transcribed", "backup", "counterfeit", "deceptive", "forged", "fraudulent", "misleading", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "perfunctory", "routine", "uninspired" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "bona fide", "legitimate", "true", "genuine", "natural", "real", "classic", "ideal", "model" ], "antonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "original" ] }, "a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect":{ "examples":[ "a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice" ], "synonyms":[ "imitator", "impersonator", "impressionist", "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":[] }, "an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements":{ "examples":[ "a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup" ], "synonyms":[ "mime", "mummer", "pantomime", "pantomimist" ], "near synonyms":[ "busker", "entertainer", "performer", "player", "trouper", "aper", "imitator", "impersonator", "impressionist", "clown", "pantaloon" ], "near 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mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food" ], "synonyms":[ "ape", "copy", "copycat", "emulate", "imitate", "mimic" ], "near synonyms":[ "ditto", "echo", "reecho", "repeat", "burlesque", "caricature", "lampoon", "mock", "parody", "travesty", "impersonate", "perform", "play", "pantomime" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mimicking":{ "as in imitation , impersonation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imitation", "impersonation", "distortion", "exaggeration", "comedy", "farce", "humor", "sketch", "slapstick", "squib", "lampoon", "mockery", "satire", "burlesque", "caricature", "parody", "put-on", "rib", "send-up", "spoof", "takeoff", "travesty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "doing", "imitating", "mocking", "parodying", "sending up", "spoofing", "travestying" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampooning", "pasquinading", "satirizing", "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "ridiculing", "aping", "copycatting", "monkeying", "parroting", "duplicating", "emulating", "replicating", "reproducing", "acting", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "faking", "feigning", "pretending", "shamming", "simulating", "elaborating", "embellishing", "embroidering", "exaggerating", "magnifying", "padding", "playing up", "stretching", "amplifying", "enhancing", "enlarging (on or upon)", "expanding", "fleshing (out)", "overdrawing", "overstating", "putting on", "miming", "pantomiming", "impersonating", "performing", "personating", "playing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made" ], "synonyms":[ "aping", "copycatting", "copying", "emulating", "imitating", "miming" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittoing", "echoing", "reechoing", "repeating", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "mocking", "parodying", "travestying", "impersonating", "performing", "playing", "pantomiming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mimics":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "does", "imitates", "mocks", "parodies", "sends up", "spoofs", "travesties" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "pasquinades", "satirizes", "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "ridicules", "apes", "copycats", "monkeys", "parrots", "duplicates", "emulates", "replicates", "reproduces", "acts", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "fakes", "feigns", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "exaggerates", "magnifies", "pads", "plays up", "stretches", "amplifies", "enhances", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands", "fleshes (out)", "overdraws", "overstates", "puts on", "mimes", "pantomimes", "impersonates", "performs", "personates", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made" ], "synonyms":[ "apes", "copies", "copycats", "emulates", "imitates", "mimes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittos", "echoes", "reechos", "repeats", "burlesques", "caricatures", "lampoons", "mocks", "parodies", "travesties", "impersonates", "performs", "plays", "pantomimes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect":{ "examples":[ "a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice" ], "synonyms":[ "imitators", "impersonators", "impressionists", "personators" ], "near synonyms":[ "burlesquers", "caricaturists", "lampooners", "mockers", "parodists", "satirists", "mimers", "mimes", "mummers", "pantomimes", "pantomimists", "actors", "entertainers", "performers", "players", "troupers", "apes", "copycats", "echoes", "echos", "parrots", "rubber stamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements":{ "examples":[ "a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup" ], "synonyms":[ "mimes", "mummers", "pantomimes", "pantomimists" ], "near synonyms":[ "buskers", "entertainers", "performers", "players", "troupers", "apers", "imitators", "impersonators", "impressionists", "clowns", "pantaloons" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "mimed":{ "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food" ], "synonyms":[ "aped", "copied", "copycatted", "emulated", "imitated", "mimicked" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittoed", "echoed", "reechoed", "repeated", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "lampooned", "mocked", "parodied", "travestied", "impersonated", "performed", "played", "pantomimed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mimicked":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesqued", "caricatured", "did", "imitated", "mocked", "parodied", "sent up", "spoofed", "travestied" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampooned", "pasquinaded", "satirized", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "ridiculed", "aped", "copycatted", "monkeyed", "parroted", "duplicated", "emulated", "replicated", "reproduced", "acted", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "faked", "feigned", "pretended", "shammed", "simulated", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "amplified", "enhanced", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "fleshed (out)", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "mimed", "pantomimed", "impersonated", "performed", "personated", "played" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made" ], "synonyms":[ "aped", "copied", "copycatted", "emulated", "imitated", "mimed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittoed", "echoed", "reechoed", "repeated", "burlesqued", "caricatured", "lampooned", "mocked", "parodied", "travestied", "impersonated", "performed", "played", "pantomimed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mimicries":{ "as in caricatures , satires":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "pasquinades", "satires", "laughters", "catcalls", "insults", "put-downs", "belittlements", "deprecations", "disparagements", "contempts", "disdains", "scorns", "derisions", "mockeries", "ridicules", "sports" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses", "approvals", "commendations", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mimetic":{ "using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model":{ "examples":[ "boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age" ], "synonyms":[ "apish", "canned", "emulative", "epigonic", "epigonous", "formulaic", "imitative", "mimic", "slavish", "unoriginal" ], "near synonyms":[ "copied", "cribbed", "plagiarized", "artificial", "bogus", "factitious", "fake", "false", "imitation", "man-made", "mock", "sham", "simulated", "substitute", "synthetic", "duplicated", "photocopied", "reduplicated", "reproduced", "transcribed", "backup", "counterfeit", "deceptive", "forged", "fraudulent", "misleading", "cut-and-dried", "cut-and-dry", "perfunctory", "routine", "uninspired" ], "near antonyms":[ "authentic", "bona fide", "legitimate", "true", "genuine", "natural", "real", "classic", "ideal", "model" ], "antonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "original" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "miming":{ "to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior":{ "examples":[ "as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food" ], "synonyms":[ "aping", "copycatting", "copying", "emulating", "imitating", "mimicking" ], "near synonyms":[ "dittoing", "echoing", "reechoing", "repeating", "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "mocking", "parodying", "travestying", "impersonating", "performing", "playing", "pantomiming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mimicry":{ "as in caricature , satire":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "pasquinade", "satire", "laughter", "snickering", "catcall", "insult", "put-down", "belittlement", "deprecation", "disparagement", "contempt", "disdain", "scorn", "derision", "mockery", "ridicule", "sport" ], "near antonyms":[ "applause", "approval", "commendation", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mimer":{ "as in mime , pantomime":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mime", "mummer", "pantomime", "pantomimist", "burlesquer", "caricaturist", "lampooner", "mocker", "parodist", "satirist", "actor", "entertainer", "performer", "player", "trouper", "imitator", "impersonator", "impressionist", "mimic", "personator", "ape", "copycat", "echo", "parrot", "rubber stamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }