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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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.
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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