copies

NOUN

duplicate, imitation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

image model photocopy photograph portrait print replica reproduction transcript type

STRONG

Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto effigy ersatz facsimile forgery impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror offprint parallel pattern reflection replication representation reprint rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcription

WEAK

carbon copy ectype hard copy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

original

STRONG

difference dissimilarity opposite unlikeness

WEAK

origination source

VERB

duplicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imitate paint photocopy plagiarize repeat replicate reproduce rewrite simulate transcribe

STRONG

Photostat Xerox carbon cartoon clone counterfeit delineate depict ditto draw dupe engrave engross fake forge limn manifold mimeo mirror mold paraphrase picture portray reduplicate reflect represent sculpture sketch trace

WEAK

knock off stat

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore reject repulse turn off

WEAK

be original

VERB

imitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emulate illustrate mimic pirate repeat simulate steal

STRONG

ape burlesque do echo embody epitomize fake follow incarnate mirror mock model parody parrot personify phony prefigure sham travesty typify

WEAK

act like do a take-off do like follow example follow suit go like knock off make like play a role take leaf out of book take off

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect tell truth

WEAK

be original

Example Sentences

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Copies of the report are also being sent to Mohamed's mother and father, his maternal grandmother, his uncle, and the London Ambulance Service.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Copies of the Declaration itself include a German translation aimed at Pennsylvania’s immigrant population and an example of the earliest printed broadsides, by Philadelphia’s John Dunlap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Copies could be found in bright red boxes in and around Eugene, Oregon’s third-largest city.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Copies that were initially sent out, however, were retrieved at the behest of White House lawyers who demanded more redactions.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2023

Copies were sent to the Royal Society and the Linnean Society in England, and to the Smithsonian in Washington, among dozens of institutions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee