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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I have a beloved Webster’s Ninth, which I continue to consult, decades after it was retired from the copydesk.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2019

Like the rewrite guy, and the copydesk, and all of these things.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2019

Then I was allowed to work on the copydesk.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 16, 2015

Of course, losing subscribers is not exactly going to help beef up the Times's copydesk.

From Time • Jan. 14, 2010

Rosenthal has loosened the iron grip of the copydesk, and Theodore Bernstein went off to edit Times book-publishing ventures in 1969 before retiring in 1972.

From Time Magazine Archive