1. (adj)imitative marked by or given to imitation "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
2. (adj)echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic (of words) formed in imitation of a naturalsound "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
3. (adj)counterfeit, imitative not genuine; imitating something superior "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"