copycat
adjective /ˈkɒp.i.kæt/
/ˈkɑː.pi-/ Definition
› done or made to be very similar to something else: In the market you can buy affordable copycat (= very similar) versions of expensive perfumes.Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities › describes a crime that is believed to have been influenced by another, often famous, crime because it is so similar: copycat murdersCrime - general words
(Definition of copycat adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -esque suffix
- a level playing field idiom
- affinity noun
- akin adjective
- alike adjective
- alike adverb
- echo noun (SIMILAR DETAIL)
- evenly adverb (EQUALLY)
- every inch idiom
- firm adjective (FIXED)
- homogeneous adjective
- play sb at their own game idiom
- put/turn the clock back idiom
- repetition noun
- resemblance noun
- respecter noun
- same difference idiom
- shade noun (DEGREE)
- snap exclamation
- synonymous adjective
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