CARBON COPIES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

carbon copies

noun

plural of carbon copy

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something or someone that strongly resembles another the child is a carbon copy of his father

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something that is made to look exactly like something else a clothing company that makes carbon copies of designer duds

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Recent Examples of carbon copies Their resemblance is uncanny; near carbon copies, some thirty years apart. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Their second and third goals were almost carbon copies, too. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Of course, these three chipmakers aren't carbon copies of each other — for example, Intel has a fledgling third-party manufacturing business that's excited investors. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026 Dan Hurley's parents, Bob and Christine, looked like carbon copies of their son. — Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Opposite Friends Song Friends don’t have to be carbon copies of each other—or do all the things the other one does in exactly the same way. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026 These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other. — Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026 Below, explore five options that are practically carbon copies of her signature scent, including an Amazon option that's just over $20. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

Cyberpunk 2077, which has sold more than 40 million copies, is an open-world action-adventure set in Night City, a megalopolis driven by power, glamour and body modification.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Now, with over 400 million copies sold, the series has been widely adapted into TV shows and films, including one starring actor Jack Black.

— Kat Tran October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of copies

Noun

The hotel plays up its proximity to ACL Live, with framed photographs of the show and an Austin City Limits coffee table book of images captured by the same photographer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Some Russian online media late Tuesday also posted the images.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of images

Noun

On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reproductions

Noun

The film worked extensively to operate under the union’s new rules surrounding the use of digital replicas and AI, especially when new scenes would emerge throughout the four-month production.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of replicas

Noun

One of the clones, Antonia, has done what her counterpart has failed to do — produce a surviving lineage of ferrets.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Scheungraber says DoppelCart shops mimic 44,182 different brands, with a median of two clones for each brand.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of clones

Noun

Lined with portraits of tango legends on the wall, the space feels beautifully preserved.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.

— James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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