replica
noun
Constance Strachey G. F. Kennan 
Synonyms
- alter ego
- carbon
- carbon copy
- clone
- counterpart
- doppelgänger
- doppelganger
- double
- duplicate
- duplication
- facsimile
- fetch
- image
- likeness
- look-alike
- match
- mirror image
- picture
- ringer
- spit
- spitting image
- twin
Example Sentences
Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 Since the opening last year of the west wing of the Humboldt Forum – which is a partial replica of a Prussian palace that was demolished by East Germany’s communist government after World War II – more than 1.5 million people have visited. Kirsten Grieshaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2022 Perhaps a replica of some of the old royal quarters could be built, much as the city palace of the Prussian kings has been reconstructed on its former site in Berlin. David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 While the exterior is a near-replica of the original church, inside Miller has made some major changes: the building will house a pair of luxury condominiums instead of a new congregation. Peter Demarco, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Today, the most distinguishing characteristic on the outside of the building is the massive mural of jazz musician Duke Ellington, a replica of one that was once above the U Street Metro station. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2022 The new training facility, which will be constructed at the Southern Marin Fire Protection District’s existing training tower, will include a replica of the net and be used by all first responders. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The ceremony took place in front of Gibson’s old apartment building on 143rd Street and was attended by the tennis star’s family, who received a replica of the new street sign. Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Snoop Dogg, to take one high-profile example, built a digital replica of his Southern California mansion in the middle of the Sandbox metaverse, calling the 144-parcel square the Snoopverse. David Westenhaver, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
borrowed from Italian, "repetition, reply, copy of a work of art," noun derivative of replicare "to repeat, reply," borrowed from Latin replicāre "to turn back on itself, bend back, go over (a thought, topic) repeatedly" (Late Latin also "to restore, repeat, reply") — more at replicate entry 1
1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
replica
noun
replica
noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- clone
- image
- twin
- picture
- duplicate
- counterpart
- facsimile
- portrait
- likeness
- equivalent
- double
- duplication
- look-alike
- fetch
- carbon
- mirror image
- doppelganger
- doppelgänger
- carbon copy
- match
- ringer
- spit
- portrayal
- effigy
- alter ego
- spitting image
- companion
- analogue
- equal
- parallel
- fellow
- analog
- mate
- Chinese copy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reverse
- opposite
- antithesis
- converse
Synonyms & Similar Words
- copy
- reproduction
- imitation
- replication
- version
- clone
- facsimile
- duplicate
- mock
- miniature
- reconstruction
- carbon
- dummy
- dupe
- simulation
- carbon copy
- duplication
- fake
- counterfeit
- knockoff
- phony
- reduplication
- forgery
- print
- re-creation
- image
- mock-up
- phoney
- likeness
- rubber stamp
- sham
- reincarnation
- semblance
- impression
- approximation
- rip-off
- spare
- imprint
- shadow
- extra
- reserve
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prototype
- original
- archetype
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of replica are copy, duplicate, facsimile, and reproduction. While all these words mean "a thing made to closely resemble another," replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details, but not always in the same scale.
The words copy and replica can be used in similar contexts, but copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.
The synonyms duplicate and replica are sometimes interchangeable, but duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.
While the synonyms facsimile and replica are close in meaning, facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.
In some situations, the words reproduction and replica are roughly equivalent. However, reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.