COPYCATTING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

copycatting

verb

present participle of copycat

as in copying

to make an exact likeness of asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine

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as in imitating

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom

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Don't start sending aggressive emails or copying numerous people on every message.

— William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Instead of copying each motion, the AI learned the underlying coordination principles.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of copying

Verb

To avoid reproducing a rentier economy dependent on transit fees and foreign concessions, the Syrian state must reinvest project revenues in local economies.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproducing

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The show also pokes fun at the late 1990s and early 2000s liberal cultural consensus that was upheld in other popular culture of the time while also both replicating and subverting stereotypes of suburban Southern white Americans.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
As for Greathouse replicating his CFP performances of two years ago … that feels like a reach, even for this hypothetical exercise.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of replicating

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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

Definition of aping

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But the force of the flooding could mean mud may be caked over such exits, rendering rescue plans difficult, Horney said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The software offered to fix it, rendering a version with the left side lifted and overlaying the before and after so the subject could watch his own jawline move.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendering

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