CARBON COPIES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

carbon copies

noun

plural of carbon copy

as in pictures

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 second and third goals were almost carbon copies, too. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Dan Hurley's parents, Bob and Christine, looked like carbon copies of their son. — Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other. — Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 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 That sort of humility should also come through your hiring, Halligan advised; your team should be full of people who challenge and frustrate you with their differences, rather than carbon copies of yourself. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 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 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 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

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Noun

Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Ranging from the film pioneer Georges Méliès all the way through 2024’s Anora, Thomson’s survey covers silent pictures, the talkies, the studio era, the New Hollywood, and the age of streaming.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
And that’s why Howard Zinn has sold 5 million copies, because teenagers sort of like to be in on something.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of copies

Noun

In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
TikTokers today may be a great distance from the church fathers, but their images still resonate – even, and perhaps especially, on the internet.

— Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of images

Noun

Just know that some logo buttons are genuine, some are replacements and some are reproductions, so authentication matters.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Choi notably collaborated with the institution’s Learning and Engagement department on its Find Art Here program, which brought reproductions of works held in the museum’s collection to schools and libraries throughout Harlem.

— News Desk, Artforum, 23 June 2026

Definition of reproductions

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Scheduled to be in the field with her will be fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton and another powerful Jamaican in Shericka Jackson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of twins

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And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

Definition of clones

Noun

The women’s portraits did not contain SynthID watermarks, but an AI detection tool flagged them as containing synthetic elements.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Many museums around the world, including the Met, the Getty, and the Musée d’Orsay, own examples of his genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

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