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How does the noun replica differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of replica are copy, duplicate, facsimile, and reproduction. While all these words mean "a thing made to closely resemble another," replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details, but not always in the same scale.

a replica of the Mayflower
miniature replicas of classic cars

When would copy be a good substitute for replica?

The words copy and replica can be used in similar contexts, but copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.

printed 1000 copies of the lithograph

When is duplicate a more appropriate choice than replica?

The synonyms duplicate and replica are sometimes interchangeable, but duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.

a duplicate of a house key

When could facsimile be used to replace replica?

While the synonyms facsimile and replica are close in meaning, facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.

a facsimile of a rare book

Where would reproduction be a reasonable alternative to replica?

In some situations, the words reproduction and replica are roughly equivalent. However, reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.

reproductions from the museum's furniture collection

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of replica Luckily, Stewart sells a replica in her home collection, which is ideal for summer nights chatting with friends or relaxing with a good read. Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 26 June 2025 More Getty Images While there was no viral clip of his wife, Jillian, stealing the show, one moment that stood out was their sons, Logan and Cooper, sprinting toward Ms. Bradley with replica trophies in hand. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 There, Pugh and Carson constructed the temple from 250,000 individual replica bones and 5,500 skulls, an endeavor that took six months to complete. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 25 June 2025 Its rebirth began as a digital model in The Golf Club video game and was brought to life in the sandy soil of central Wisconsin—now a near-exact replica. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for replica
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replica
Noun
  • Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Their infrared sensors capture images over an area of 1,600 nautical miles, beaming down information twice every day.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • American Heart Debuts at No. 1 Luminate reports that in its first seven days of availability in the country, American Heart sold 30,000 copies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • His 1806 map does not have street names, but a copy kept with the Library of Congress shows numerical markings below all but one of the streets running perpendicular to the Ohio River.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Miami — where the twins grew up and where their mother lives — made a heavy push to keep them home, and was considered a front-runner at various points in their recruitment.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence were happy children who shared the kind of bond twins do, but the 8-year-old girls from Dallas were also different from each other.
    Andrew DeMillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Some of the original wallpapers were scanned and reprinted, while headboards feature large-scale reproductions of watercolor landscapes by Sosthène Weis, the Luxembourgish painter whose works are on display at the National Museum of History and Art.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
  • Ticket Information Imperial War Museum/Underground Air-Raid Exhibit Located within the larger Imperial War Museum, the reproduction of an underground air-raid shelter exhibit offers visitors a chilling sense of what life was like during the London Blitz.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Movie review: ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ is a cold-blooded clone in which wonder has gone extinct.
    Andrew J. Campa Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • Not a Gundam game trying to be an Overwatch clone, or a shooter with dudes cosplaying as mecha.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The pinstriped Padre had just authored a sharp imitation of one of baseball’s iconic moments by another pinstriped slugging center fielder.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Companies such as Hermès, which has navigated numerous industry shifts and challenges throughout its 188-year history, will likely find a way to combat the threat of low-cost imitations.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • On TikTok, Nicole shared a text exchange with Samantha, the mother who invited her, and Samantha reveals that Stasia and Jake were told that she was invited—Samantha even shared a picture of the meal Nicole had prepared, the now-iconic antipasto.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • In terms of your five best pictures, Jaws, Dog Day Afternoon, Barry Lyndon, Nashville, and us — these were auteur-driven, from the talent, the creative side.
    Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Left with almost nothing, these duplicates have built an Old West-style society from the rubble of their former existence.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • At issue was a high school administrator mistakenly typing the wrong class name on Richardson’s transcript, creating an accidental duplicate.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Replica.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replica. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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