Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb simulate

3 senses of simulate

Sense 1
imitate, copy, simulate -- (reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings")
       => reproduce -- (make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting")

Sense 2
model, simulate -- (create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights")
       => re-create -- (create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale")

Sense 3
simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep")
       => dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting")

Antonyms of adj simulated

2 senses of simulated

Sense 1
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")

INDIRECT (VIA artificial) -> natural -- (existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers")

Sense 2
simulated -- (reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions")

INDIRECT (VIA imitative) -> nonimitative -- (not marked by or given to imitation)

Similarity of adj simulated

2 senses of simulated

Sense 1
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")
       => artificial (vs. natural), unreal -- (contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners")

Sense 2
simulated -- (reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions")
       => imitative (vs. nonimitative) -- (marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being")

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