Synonyms for replica
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An exact copy.
The statue on the museum floor is an authentic replica.
Related words
- Word family
- replicant replicate replication reply
Forms
- Plural
- replicas → copies, replications, reproductions, duplicates…
Choose the right word
A replica is a copy of a work of art by the maker of the original.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- copy Do you still have a copy of yesterday's newspaper?
- reproduction He has attempted no slavishly literal reproduction.
- duplicate I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.
- simulation Death is the exit from a simulation into Reality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| replica | rising | |
| copy | falling | |
| reproduction | steady | |
| duplicate | falling | |
| replication | rising | |
| simulation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- copy2
- 9 letters
- duplicate3, imitation4
- 10 letters
- simulation4
- 11 letters
- replication4
- 12 letters
- reproduction4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).