Synonyms and antonyms of To copy someone or something in British Thesaurus

imitate (verb)

to copy something

copy (verb)

to do something in the same way as someone else

mimic (verb)

to behave or work in the same way as something else

follow (verb)

to do the same thing that someone else has done

follow in someone’s footsteps ()

to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else before you

do likewise ()

do the same

follow the crowd/go with the crowd ()

to do or think the same as the majority of people

take a leaf out of/from someone’s book ()

to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it

take your cue from someone ()

to behave in the same way as someone else, because you think that is the right thing to do

imitate (verb)

to copy someone’s actions, words, or behaviour, often in order to make people laugh

copy (verb)

to take someone else’s ideas or methods and use them

emulate (verb)

formal to try to be like someone or something else, usually because you admire them

follow suit ()

to do the same thing that someone else has done

follow the crowd/herd ()

to do something because most other people are doing it

follow the herd ()

to do what most other people do. This phrase shows that you do not respect people who do this.

if you can’t beat ’em join ’em ()

used for saying that you are going to start doing the same as other people because you have tried to do something different and it has failed

in good company ()

doing the same thing someone else has done, especially someone who is important or respected. This expression is used especially for telling someone not to worry about something bad they have done

like lemmings ()

if a group of people do something like lemmings, they all do the same thing as someone else even though it may be stupid, harmful, or dangerous

model yourself on someone ()

to copy a way of doing something or a system

model yourself on someone ()

to copy the way that someone behaves because you admire them

say/admit/think/guess as much ()

to say or think the same thing that has just been stated

sheep (noun)

informal someone who does the same as everyone else without thinking about it

style after ()

to copy someone or something’s style