Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with imitation in American Collocation
imitation
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
good or quite good
close
fair
good
great
passable
perfect
‘One has to live and learn,’ she remarked, with a passable imitation of her father’s manner.
bad
bad
feeble
poor
All they could manage was a poor imitation of the Rolling Stones.
do
give
perform
Jacob can do a great imitation of Jim Carrey.
good or quite good
close
exact
good
passable
I think that it is a very good imitation of my handwriting.
bad
cheap
inferior
mere
pale
poor
second-class
Their advice is: ‘beware of cheap imitations’.