Synonyms of copied

copied 1 of 2

adjective

as in cribbed

Related Words

• cribbed
• plagiarized
• duplicated
• imitation
• reproduced
• mimic
• photocopied
• unoriginal
• transcribed
• canned
• imitative
• mimetic
• emulative
• simulated
• formulaic
• slavish
• mock
• substitute
• synthetic
• apish
• bogus
• fake
• reduplicated
• artificial
• epigonic
• backup
• factitious
• sham
• misleading
• forged
• false
• fraudulent
• deceptive
• counterfeit
• man-made
• uninspired
• perfunctory
• routine
• cut-and-dried

Dissimilar Words

• original
• true
• legitimate
• real
• bona fide
• authentic
• genuine
• natural
• archetypal
• classic
• ideal
• model

copied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of copy

1

as in reproduced

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 & Similar Words

• reproduced
• replicated
• rendered
• imitated
• duplicated
• cloned
• reconstructed
• reduplicated
• copycatted
• simulated
• forged
• counterfeited
• mimicked
• faked
• ripped off
• re-created
• knocked off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• created
• originated
• initiated
• invented
• imagined

2

as in imitated

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 & Similar Words

• imitated
• emulated
• mimicked
• repeated
• mocked
• aped
• mimed
• parodied
• echoed
• performed
• copycatted
• played
• dittoed
• lampooned
• caricatured
• burlesqued
• travestied
• reechoed
• impersonated
• pantomimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of copied

Verb

In the complaint, which Reuters reported on Monday, Britannica claimed that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its online articles and encyclopedia and dictionary entries to teach its GPT family of models. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026

To keep your space from feeling like it was copied and pasted from a furniture store display, prioritize one-of-a-kind pieces of different scales, textures, and pattern. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026

That was literally copied from slot machines. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Charles Borges, the former chief data officer at SSA, filed his own whistleblower disclosure last year alleging DOGE staffers improperly copied a dataset of more than 300 million Americans' information into a virtual database without following security protocols. —Shannon Bond, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026

In this Australian six-part series, host Adrian Stimson, a painter, tells the story of legendary Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau and how criminal fraudsters copied his work. —Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026

Rosen also copied the DHS inspector general on the letter. —Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2026

This material has been scraped, copied and reused with no common standards to enable permission or payment, weakening the economic model that supports journalism. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026

In a market as digitalized and transparent as China, short-term growth tactics are either achieved at the expense of brand equity or quickly copied — and often overtaken — within three to six months. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026