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simulacrum [sim-yuh-ley-kruhm] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
simulacrum [sim-yuh-ley-kruhm]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: copy
Synonyms: Xerox, archetype, carbon copy, carbon, 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, photostat, portrait, print, reduplication, reflection, replica, replication, representation, reprint, reproduction, rubbings, similarity, simulation, study, tracing, transcript, transcription, type
Main Entry: counterfeit
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fake, forgery
Synonyms: actor, bogus*, bum, copy, deceit, deception, dummy, facsimile, fraud, gyp, hoax, humbug, imitation, imposture, junque, phony, pseudo, put-on, reproduction, sell*, sham, simulacrum
Antonyms: real thing, reality
Main Entry: double
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something which exactly resembles another
Synonyms: angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, dead ringer, duplicate, image, impersonator, lookalike, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, ringer, simulacrum, spitting image, stand-in, twin
Example Sentences
  • The result is a strange simulacrum of dramatic complexity, a work of superficial depth.
  • When you magnify it, it rushes away from you and becomes a simulacrum of its larger self, eventually infinitely long.
  • I'd say we've created a pretty fair simulacrum of prosperity, but that's not the same as the real deal.
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Main Entry: face
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: front of something; expression, exterior
Synonyms: air, appearance, aspect, cast, clock, countenance, dial, disguise, display, facet, features, finish, frontage, frontal, frontispiece, frown, glower, grimace, guise, kisser, light*, lineaments, look, makeup, map*, mask, mug, obverse, paint*, physiognomy, pout, presentation, profile, scowl, seeming, semblance, show, showing, silhouette, simulacrum, smirk, surface, top, visage
Antonyms: back, behind, rear
Main Entry: guise
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: appearance, pretense
Synonyms: air, aspect, behavior, cloak, color, cover, demeanor, disguise, disguisement, dress, facade, face, false front, false show, fashion, form, front, mask, mien, mode, pose, posture, role, seeming, semblance, shape, show, showing, simulacrum
Antonyms: reality
Main Entry: idol
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person greatly admired
Synonyms: beloved, darling, dear, deity, desire, eidolon, false god, favorite, fetish, god, goddess, golden calf, graven image, hero, icon, image, inamorata, pagan symbol, simulacrum, superstar
Main Entry: image
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: representation; counterpart
Synonyms: angel*, appearance, carbon copy, carbon, carved figure, chip off old block, copy, dead ringer, double, drawing, effigy, equal, equivalent, facsimile, figure, form, icon, idol, illustration, likeness, match, model, photocopy, photograph, picture, portrait, reflection, replica, reproduction, similitude, simulacre, simulacrum, spitting image, statue
Main Entry: imitation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: simulation, substitution
Synonyms: Xerox, apery, aping, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterpart, ditto*, dupe*, duplicate, duplication, echoing, ersatz*, fake, forgery, image, impersonation, impression, likeness, match, matching, mime, mimesis, mimicry, mirroring, mockery, parallel, paralleling, paraphrasing, parody, parroting, patterning, phony, picture, reflection, replica, representing, reproduction, resemblance, ringer, semblance, sham*, simulacrum, takeoff, transcription, travesty
Antonyms: difference, opposite, original, reverse
Main Entry: picture
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: illustration, likeness of something
Synonyms: account, art, blueprint, canvas, cartoon, copy, delineation, depiction, description, doodle, double, draft, drawing, duplicate, effigy, engraving, figure, icon, image, impression, lookalike, outline, painting, panorama, photo, photograph, piece, portrait, portrayal, presentment, print, re-creation, replica, report, representation, ringer, similitude, simulacrum, sketch, spectacle, spitting image, statue, tableau, twin
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