Antonyms for imitative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-i-tey-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪv

Definition of imitative

Origin : 1580s, probably from imitate + -ive; or else from Middle French imitatif, from Late Latin imitativus, from imitat-, stem of imitari.

adj simulated, unoriginal

Example sentences :

The imitative artist will be in a brilliant state of intelligence about his own creations?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

The imitative art is an inferior who marries an inferior, and has inferior offspring.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

This is why he uses the letter iota as imitative of motion, ienai, iesthai.
Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato

But music, like all art, must be truly imitative, and imitative of what is true and good.
Extract from : « Laws » by Plato

True to her imitative instincts, Audrey could be frank with the frank.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

And still more unsuited is sculpture, the most imitative and objective of all the arts.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

The only predominant characteristic that we know is their imitative power.
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

This masterpiece of imitative music is contained in a single recitative.
Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton

Besides this there are many forms of animal play which are not imitative at all.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin

In order to be social he must be imitative, imitative, imitative.
Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin

Synonyms for imitative

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