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replica

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of replica

1 something or someone that strongly resembles another

filled with the usual chain stores, the new mall is a too-familiar replica of hundreds of other malls

Synonyms of replica

alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, image, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin

Words Related to replica

effigy, portrait, portrayal

companion, fellow, mate

equal, equivalent

analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms of replica

antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

2 something that is made to look exactly like something else

assembled a small-scale replica of the Queen Mary ocean liner

Synonyms of replica

carbon, carbon copy, clone, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replication, reproduction

Words Related to replica

counterfeit, fake, forgery, knockoff, phony (also phoney), rip-off, rubber stamp, sham

miniature, mock-up, simulation

reconstruction, re-creation

image, likeness, semblance, shadow

impression, imprint, print

approximation, reincarnation, version

extra, reserve, spare

Antonyms of replica

archetype, original, prototype

Synonym Discussion of replica

reproduction, duplicate, copy, facsimile, replica mean a thing made to closely resemble another. reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.

- reproductions from the museum's furniture collection

duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.

- a duplicate of a house key

copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.

- printed 1000 copies of the lithograph

facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.

- a facsimile of a rare book

replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details

- a replica of the Mayflower

but not always in the same scale.

- miniature replicas of classic cars

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