Synonyms for copy
ˈkɒp icopy

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1. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   simulacrum, carbon copy, duplicate, reproduction, image, replica, likeness, facsimile, replication, forgery, fake, reduplication, sham, phony

   Antonyms:
   original

2. copynoun

   To produce an object identical to a given object.

   Please copy these reports for me

   Synonyms:
   sham, fake, duplicate, facsimile, simulacrum, carbon copy, phony, reproduction, replica, image, forgery, reduplication, likeness, replication

   Antonyms:
   original

3. copynoun

   To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

   First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.

   Synonyms:
   reproduction, duplicate, replication, simulacrum, facsimile, replica, reduplication, likeness, carbon copy, fake, sham, image, phony, forgery

   Antonyms:
   original

4. copynoun

   To imitate.

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, phony, forgery, replica, likeness, facsimile, reduplication, carbon copy, sham, simulacrum, reproduction, replication, image, fake

   Antonyms:
   original

5. copynoun

   Receive a transmission successfully.

   Do you copy?

   Synonyms:
   forgery, sham, carbon copy, simulacrum, replica, reduplication, image, replication, facsimile, reproduction, phony, likeness, fake, duplicate

   Antonyms:
   original

6. copynoun

   The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.

   Synonyms:
   phony, replication, image, reduplication, replica, likeness, facsimile, fake, sham, carbon copy, simulacrum, forgery, duplicate, reproduction

   Antonyms:
   original

7. copynoun

   The text of newspaper articles.

   Submit all copy to the appropriate editor.

   Synonyms:
   image, reproduction, replica, likeness, carbon copy, fake, facsimile, reduplication, sham, replication, simulacrum, phony, forgery, duplicate

   Antonyms:
   original

8. copynoun

   A school work pad.

   Tim got in trouble for forgetting his maths copy.

   Synonyms:
   phony, reproduction, image, forgery, likeness, fake, simulacrum, replica, reduplication, replication, sham, facsimile, carbon copy, duplicate

   Antonyms:
   original

9. copynoun

   A printed edition of a book or magazine.

   Have you seen the latest copy of Newsweek yet?

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, replication, phony, carbon copy, fake, sham, replica, facsimile, reproduction, likeness, simulacrum, forgery, reduplication, image

   Antonyms:
   original

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. copy

   A copy is as nearly like the original as the copyist has power to make it; a duplicate is exactly like the original; a carbon copy of a typewritten document must be a duplicate; we may have an inaccurate copy, but never an inaccurate duplicate. A facsimile is like the original in appearance; a duplicate is the same as the original in substance and effect; a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence is not a duplicate. A facsimile of a key might be quite useless; a duplicate will open the lock. A counterpart exactly corresponds to another object, but perhaps without design, while a copy is intentional. An imitation is always thought of as inferior to the original; as, an imitation of Milton. A replica is a copy of a work of art by the maker of the original. In law, a copy of an instrument has in itself no authority; the signatures, as well as other matters, may be copied; a duplicate is really an original, containing the same provisions and signed by the same persons, so that it may have in all respects the same force and effect; a transcript is an official copy, authenticated by the signature of the proper officer, and by the seal of the appropriate court. While strictly there could be but one duplicate, the word is now extended to an indefinite number of exact copies. Reproduction is chiefly applied to living organisms.

   Synonyms:
   counterpart, duplicate, facsimile, imitation, likeness, replica, reproduction, transcript

   Antonyms:
   archetype, model, original, pattern, prototype

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   imitation, portraiture, facsimile, counterfeit, duplicate, image, likeness, transcript

   Antonyms:
   original, prototype, model, example, pattern

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. transcript, copynoun

   a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

   Synonyms:
   transcript, written matter

2. copynoun

   a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing

   "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"

   Synonyms:
   transcript, written matter

3. copy, written matternoun

   matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

   Synonyms:
   transcript, written matter

4. copyverb

   material suitable for a journalistic account

   "catastrophes make good copy"

   Synonyms:
   transcript, written matter

5. copyverb

   copy down as is

   "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"

   Synonyms:
   simulate, re-create, replicate, imitate

6. imitate, copy, simulateverb

   reproduce someone's behavior or looks

   "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

   Synonyms:
   re-create, imitate, feign, sham, assume, replicate, simulate, model

7. replicate, copyverb

   reproduce or make an exact copy of

   "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"

   Synonyms:
   re-create, imitate, reduplicate, double, duplicate, repeat, retroflex, replicate, simulate

8. copy, re-createverb

   make a replica of

   "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

   Synonyms:
   simulate, re-create, replicate, imitate

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Duplicate
   • Make
   • Representation
   • Text
   • Write

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   transcript

2. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   fac-simile, duplicate

3. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   original, model, pattern, archetype

4. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   manuscript (to be printed)

5. copyverb

   Synonyms:
   transcribe, make a transcript of, make a copy of

6. copyverb

   Synonyms:
   imitate, follow as a pattern, pattern after

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. copynoun

   Synonyms:
   transcript, reproduction, transcription, replica, replication, facsimile, duplicate, pasticcio, counterpart, counterfeit, imitation, apograph, estreat, exemplification, protocol, porotype, pattern, model, original, example, precedent, manuscript

2. copyverb

   Synonyms:
   transcribe, reproduce, trace, duplicate, imitate, ape, follow, exemplify

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "copy":

   copying, exemplary, copies, exemplar, copie, copied, rendition, photocopy, dubbing, text, version, copier, reproduce, reproduction, painter, recopy

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1. List of known nicknames for "Copy":

   Marius Libman

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1. Hendrik Willem Van Loon:

   Great Britain, an island off the Dutch coast, which is responsible for the happiness of fully one-quarter of the human race. Per: Van Loon's Geography, Copy-write 1932. Garden City Publishing, Copy-write 1937; Page-216.

2. The ESA Woerner:

   We should not copy. To follow and copy does not bring you into the lead. We are looking for totally different approaches.

3. Radiquet:

   A true artist is born with a unique voice and cannot copy so he has only to copy to prove his originality.

4. Jean Cocteau:

   An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.

5. Christelle Achkar:

   For his exact mutation, if you think about DNA, you have two copies of everything. He has one good copy and one abnormal copy. Not only is his bad copy improperly functioning, it’s also preventing the healthy copy from functioning properly, a knockdown ASO would target the abnormal copy of the gene, by preventing it from turning into the abnormal protein, without affecting the healthy copy.