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tracing

[trey-sing] / ˈtreɪ sɪŋ /
NOUN
copy
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 transcription
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
original
STRONG
difference dissimilarity opposite unlikeness
WEAK
origination source
NOUN
design
Synonyms
STRONGEST
architecture arrangement composition construction drawing form idea layout map method model pattern picture plan scheme study
STRONG
blueprint chart comp conception constitution delineation depiction diagram doodle dummy formation makeup outline paste-up perspective tracery treatment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization
STRONG
being
NOUN
drawing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cartoon depiction design etching graphics layout likeness painting picture sketch study work of art
STRONG
comp delineation doodle outline portrayal representation
WEAK
commercial art storyboard
NOUN
hunt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exploration hunting inquiry interrogation investigation probe prosecution pursuit quest race raid
STRONG
coursing following frisking game hounding inquest inquisition meddling prying pursuance pursuing reconnaissance research rummage scrutiny seeking sifting snooping sporting steeplechase study trailing
WEAK
field sport look-see
NOUN
line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boundary channel edge
STRONG
band bar borderline configuration contour crease dash delineation demarcation figuration figure frontier furrow groove limit lineament lineation outline profile rule score scratch silhouette streak stripe underline wrinkle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inside interior
NOUN
map
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design drawing graph outline picture plan print sketch
STRONG
atlas delineation diagram draft elevation globe plat portrayal projection
WEAK
ground plan topographical depiction
NOUN
model
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copy figure image painting photograph picture portrait
STRONG
cartoon clone copycat ditto dummy duplicate effigy engraving facsimile figurine illustration layout look-alike miniature mock-up paste-up pocket print relief representation ringer setup sketch statue statuette
WEAK
dead ringer game plan knockoff spitting image visual
Antonyms
STRONG
being entity original
WEAK
photographer
NOUN
outline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blueprint draft drawing framework summary synopsis
STRONG
diagram frame layout recapitulation rundown skeleton
WEAK
bare facts floor plan ground plan main features rough draft rough idea résumé thumbnail sketch
Antonyms
WEAK
inside
NOUN
outlining
Synonyms
STRONG
aligning banding bounding charting circumscribing delimiting delineating depicting designing diagramming drafting drawing girdling mapping planning plotting projecting
WEAK
drawing up
NOUN
reduplication
Synonyms
STRONG
Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness
NOUN
replication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reproduction
STRONG
Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica representation reprint rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness
NOUN
schema
Synonyms
STRONG
architecture arrangement blueprint chart comp composition conception constitution construction delineation depiction diagram doodle drawing dummy form formation idea layout makeup map method model outline paste-up pattern perspective picture plan project scheme strategy study tracery treatment
WEAK
game plan
Antonyms
STRONG
being disorganization
NOUN
simulacre
Synonyms
WEAK
Photostat Xerox archetype carbon carbon copy cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate ectype effigy ersatz facsimile forgery hard copy image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study transcript transcription type
NOUN
simulacrum
Synonyms
STRONG
Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulation study transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness

Example Sentences

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Edith Grossman, admired for her English versions of Cervantes and Gabriel García Márquez, once observed that “a translation is not made with tracing paper.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The exhibition features 16 paintings tracing the city’s past and present that capture a city in transition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

By tracing its path backward over billions of years, they determined that the star originated in the Large Magellanic Cloud before eventually being pulled into the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Browder also spent years tracing the proceeds of the scheme, with the help of investigative journalists at Barron’s and other publications.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The mood is so much lighter, and I don’t feel Mom’s eyes tracing the outlines of my patches, trying to tell if they’ve gotten bigger or not.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish