imitation

Adjective

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"
  • it isn't fake anything
    
  • faux pearls
    
  • false teeth
    
  • decorated with imitation palm leaves
    
  • a purse of simulated alligator hide
    

Noun

• a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

• copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

• something copied or derived from an original

• the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fake , false , faux , simulated , caricature , impersonation