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")