Collocations for imitation - noun
1. copy of a thing
ADJECTIVE
accurate,
good,
passable
exact, perfect
cheap, crude, pale, poor
Accept no cheap imitations of our product!
Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.
exact, perfect
cheap, crude, pale, poor
Accept no cheap imitations of our product!
Their version of jazz funk is a pale imitation of the real thing.
mere
They are mere imitations of existing products.
They are mere imitations of existing products.
2. act of copying sth
ADJECTIVE
slavish
direct
Children are seen as learning to write by direct imitation of adult models.
direct
Children are seen as learning to write by direct imitation of adult models.
PREPOSITION
in imitation of
The poems, some in imitation of Whitman, are unremarkable.
The poems, some in imitation of Whitman, are unremarkable.
3. copy of the way sb speaks, behaves, etc.
ADJECTIVE
accurate,
fair,
good,
passable
perfect
He does a perfect imitation of a turkey.
perfect
He does a perfect imitation of a turkey.
close,
convincing
a voice that's a close imitation of a snake hiss
a voice that's a close imitation of a snake hiss
bad,
lame,
poor