COPIES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

copies 1 of 2

noun

plural of copy

as in reproductions

something that is made to look exactly like something else a copy of the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware"

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copies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of copy

as in reproduces

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

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as in imitates

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

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Recent Examples of copies

Noun

The fee for copies of X-rays will increase from $55 to $60. —

Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 The album was tracked in the Northampton home studio of recording engineer Chris Dixon, and sold only 1500 copies in its first year of release on future Matador Records founder Gerard Cosloy’s early label Homestead Records. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 June 2026 Those systems are also retrospective; duplicate-content detection is designed to identify existing copies across the platform, not only catch new uploads in real time. —

Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 Lozier spent hours over the past few months auditing ballots from those votes, collecting copies, calling owners for verification and organizing a slate of challengers. —

Linda Robertson june 23, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 While the government didn’t hesitate to delete inconvenient climate information, dedicated volunteers outside the government managed to preserve copies of much of the material, which the federal government is prohibited from copyrighting. —

John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 His first significant signing was a 20-year-old singer-songwriter named Alicia Keys, whose debut album Songs in A Minor was released in 2001 and sold 12 million copies worldwide and won five Grammy Awards at the 44th ceremony in 2002. —

Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Other labels rejected the idea, and so The Great American Songbook was born, selling close to 40 million copies. —

Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Supernatural went platinum 15 times and has sold more than 26 million copies worldwide. —

Jennifer Frederick, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026

Verb

The technology copies tone, speech patterns, and accents closely enough that many people can't tell the difference between a real voice and a fake one. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 The logic behind the format essentially copies what Spotify has done with podcasts, which is shorter listens leading to longer-form engagement over time. —

Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 On a party count, that is 4-3 for the Dems and the one-for-you, one-for-me bipartisan staffing copies the Board of Elections. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026 Every time the virus copies itself inside a cell, its genetic material mutates. —

Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026 By practicing on a model that copies heart circulation and contraction, doctors can improve their technique for complex valve repairs before surgery. —

Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026 From about 2011 to 2014, Gates emails Epstein directly, and often one of the pair copies Cohen or Nikolic. —

Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026 Despite initial skepticism, the 1994 tournament drew record crowds and $50 million surplus, spurring MLS’s creation and innovations FIFA now copies worldwide. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Spoofing happens when a scammer copies someone’s social media profile, such as their name, photos and other details, to create a fake account that looks real. —

Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for copies

Noun

Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026