carbon copy

noun

1

: a copy made by carbon paper

2

: duplicate

is a carbon copy of his father

Synonyms of carbon copy

• image
• twin
• replica
• picture
• clone
• portrait
• mirror image
• duplicate
• alter ego

Examples of carbon copy in a Sentence

I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.

She's a carbon copy of her mother.

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, these three chipmakers aren't carbon copies of each other — for example, Intel has a fledgling third-party manufacturing business that's excited investors. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026

Testimony to its popularity, a carbon copy of the land opened with Universal’s Beijing mega resort in 2021 and was also added to its parks in Hollywood and Osaka in 2016 and 2014 respectively. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

In this respect and others, Harper feels like a carbon copy of Asia Kate Dillon’s non-binary financial wizard Taylor Mason on Billions, one of the clearer influences on this series. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026

Princess Charlotte is a near carbon copy of her dad, Prince William, in new birthday portrait. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for carbon copy

• photocopy
• atopy
• choppy
• floppy
• poppy
• sloppy

Kids Definition

carbon copy

noun

1

: a copy made with carbon paper

2

: duplicate entry 2