List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 193

SYNONYMS: imitate, copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate.
These verbs mean to follow something or someone taken as a model.

To imitate is to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another: The adults drank their tea in a ceremonious manner, and the children imitated them. The decorator had the wood paneling painted to imitate marble.
To copy is to duplicate an original as precisely as possible: tried to copy her cultivated accent; a unit that evokes the new style of architecture without copying.
To mimic is to make a close imitation, as of another's actions, speech, or mannerisms, often with an intent to ridicule: In private the candidate mimicked his opponent's stammer.
To ape is to follow another's lead slavishly but often with an absurd result: He aped his brother's mannerisms.
To parody is either to imitate with comic effect or to attempt a serious imitation and fail: All these peculiarities have been imitated by his admirers and parodied by his assailants.
To simulate is to feign or falsely assume the appearance or character of something: I lay there simulating death.