Copy
Copy noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: a copy of the famous painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware”
Image is a synonym for copy in same topic. In some cases you can use "Image" instead the word "Copy" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like representation, imitation, duplicate, reproduction.
Image
Image verb - To reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would.
Usage example: the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise
Copy is a synonym for image in same topic. You can use "Copy" instead the word "Image" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as representation, imitation, double, reproduction.
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- The mask eventually becomes such an iconic part of his persona that several people in the original timeline copy it to invoke his image.
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In the original Star Raiders, a damaged long-range sensor will display the original image and a mirrored copy; the player needs to reconcile which image is "true" to navigate.
Source: Interface Screw - A similar image-based copy protection system occurs in the very beginning of the floppy disk version of Sam & Max Hit the Road, where you had to dress Sam or Max according to how he appears on a certain page in the manual.
Source: Copy Protection / LucasArts
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Image and Copy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/image
Copy & Image. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/image>.
Image or Copy. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/image.
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