Synonyms of copying

copying

verb

present participle of copy

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproducing
• rendering
• replicating
• imitating
• duplicating
• cloning
• recreating
• reconstructing
• copycatting
• reduplicating
• simulating
• forging
• counterfeiting
• mimicking
• faking
• ripping off
• re-creating
• knocking off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originating
• creating
• initiating
• imagining
• inventing

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitating
• emulating
• repeating
• mimicking
• aping
• mocking
• miming
• parodying
• copycatting
• performing
• echoing
• playing
• caricaturing
• lampooning
• burlesquing
• impersonating
• travestying
• dittoing
• pantomiming
• reechoing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of copying

What sets Fay apart, too, is the harmonious amalgamation of characteristically Italian design with the sensibility of New England—and its earnest commitment not to appropriating or copying a certain aesthetic, but to embracing it authentically and blending it perfectly with Fay’s own design values. —Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025

Over time, the tradition gained cultural significance, and many started copying it in the hopes of a prosperous year ahead. —George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

Its instant nature means people send too many emails, often copying unnecessary recipients. —Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 30 Dec. 2024

Instead of copying Swift and Kelce exactly, this film finds football fan Alana (played by Hunter King) falling for the team's director of engagement, Derrick (played by Tyler Hynes). —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

Natalie Ebel thinks companies have been copying her clever names, like her sage-green Weekend Upstate. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2024

In the early Seventies, Miller’s family sued a British bandleader who was copying Miller’s sound without the estate’s permission. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024

Backing up files for protection and copying files to extort a ransom look identical from a behavioral standpoint. —Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Thus, the attention won't likely criminalize anyone but for the pre-disposed the motivation and technique for copying the crime is there. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024