copy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COPY

to make an exact likeness of <for the movie, set designers copied the Oval Office in the White House down to the smallest detail>

Synonyms clone, copycat, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, replicate, reproduce

Related Words counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off; mimic, simulate; reconstruct, re-create

Near Antonyms create, imagine, initiate, invent

Antonyms originate

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior <she shamelessly copies her idol's hairstyle and fashion choices>

Synonyms ape, copy, copycat, emulate, mime, mimic

Related Words ditto, echo, reecho, repeat; burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty; impersonate, perform, play; pantomime

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