pale imitationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpeɪl ɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/something that is similar to but not as good as something else:
Modern luxury ships are a pale imitation of the glamour and style of the early ocean liners.
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Worse and worst
- aggravating
- aggravation
- at worst idiom
- be in a different league idiom
- below/under par idiom
- can't hold a candle to idiom
- dark
- half
- hold
- match
- not in the same league idiom
- not the same idiom
- pale in comparison idiom
- rub
- rub salt in/into the wound idiom
- touch
- worse
- worse off
- worst
- worst-case
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