Synonyms and antonyms of Originals and copies of things in British Thesaurus

original (noun)

the first form of something from which copies have been made

copy (noun)

a document, computer file etc that is exactly like the original one

transcript (noun)

a written copy of the exact words that someone said

replica (noun)

an accurate copy of something

photocopy (noun)

a copy made by a photocopier

tracing (noun)

a copy made by putting transparent paper on top of an image and following the lines with your pencil

duplicate (noun)

an exact copy of something

imitation (noun)

something that is a copy of something else, usually not as good as the original thing

forgery (noun)

a document, painting, work of art etc that is a copy of an original, and has been illegally represented as the original

reproduction (noun)

a copy of something, especially a work of art or an antique

a scale model/drawing etc ()

a small copy of something larger in which each part is made smaller by the same amount so that the relation between them is the same as in the original thing

copy (noun)

something exactly like something else

copy (noun)

something that is deliberately made to look the same as something else

copy (noun)

a single newspaper, book, CD, piece of software etc that is one of many that are all exactly the same

dummy (noun)

something that is made to look like a real object, used either for practising something or for tricking people

enlargement (noun)

a copy of a photograph or document that is bigger than the original one

facsimile (noun)

an exact copy of something, especially a book or document

fake (noun)

a copy of something such as a painting or piece of jewellery that is intended to trick people

in duplicate ()

if something such as a document exists in duplicate, there are two copies of it

in triplicate ()

if you produce a document in triplicate, you make three copies of it

knockoff (noun)

informal a bad or cheap copy of something

model (noun)

a small copy of something such as a building, vehicle, or machine

original (adjective)

not copied from something else

passing off (noun)

the act of producing products that are very similar to another company's products and thereby causing people to believe they are the original in a way that contravenes intellectual property law

Photostat ()

a copy made using a Photostat. This word is sometimes used to mean a photocopy of any type.

plagiarism (noun)

an idea, story, words, or music that you use in your work without explaining that you took them from someone else

reconstruction (noun)

a copy of something that existed in the past

reduction (noun)

a copy of a photograph, picture etc that is smaller than the original

repro (adjective)

informal made in a style that copies a work that was popular in the past

Xerox ()

a copy of a written document or image that is made with a Xerox machine