- fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated - not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
Antonym: natural (indirect, via artificial)
- simulated - reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions"
Antonym: nonimitative (indirect, via imitative)
- imitate, copy, simulate - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
--1 is one way to reproduce
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- model, simulate - create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights"
--2 is one way to re-create
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun simulation1, noun simulator1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- simulate, assume, sham, feign - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
--3 is one way to dissemble, pretend, act
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun simulation4
Somebody ----s something