COPYING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

copying

verb

present participle of copy

as in reproducing

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 imitating

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 copying Don't start sending aggressive emails or copying numerous people on every message. — William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Instead of copying each motion, the AI learned the underlying coordination principles. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Pinterest says Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spins on trends rather than copying them, a sign that visible under-eyes and lived-in finishes could outlast the tired girl label itself. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Eaton suspects Parton wouldn’t have issued instructions for copying her routine. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Rock photographer Justin Thomas is suing painter Elizabeth Peyton for allegedly copying his 1995 photo of Oasis‘s Liam and Noel Gallagher in her work Earl’s Court (Liam + Noel) (1996). — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026 Amy Winehouse‘s blockbuster album, Back to Black, which introduced her recipe for combining pop, hip-hop, and girl group aesthetics into a sound that pop stars are still copying two decades later, is getting a lavish reissue. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 The manipulations ranged from removing background noise to copying and pasting data to fabricate results. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 These young smart glasses users are copying those tactics and deploying them against other teens at their schools, and the overwhelming majority of this harassment has been directed at teen girls. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

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To avoid reproducing a rentier economy dependent on transit fees and foreign concessions, the Syrian state must reinvest project revenues in local economies.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproducing

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But the force of the flooding could mean mud may be caked over such exits, rendering rescue plans difficult, Horney said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The software offered to fix it, rendering a version with the left side lifted and overlaying the before and after so the subject could watch his own jawline move.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The show also pokes fun at the late 1990s and early 2000s liberal cultural consensus that was upheld in other popular culture of the time while also both replicating and subverting stereotypes of suburban Southern white Americans.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
As for Greathouse replicating his CFP performances of two years ago … that feels like a reach, even for this hypothetical exercise.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of replicating

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The boards that avoid repeating the errors of that 2012 firm will not be the ones holding the most detailed AI policy documents.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeating

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That does not mean flexibility everywhere; duplicating every workload across clouds usually costs more than the option is worth.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Rather, each pair should serve a distinct purpose instead of duplicating another one already hanging in the closet.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026

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