Copy and Show

Copy

Copy verb - To make an exact likeness of.

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Show and copy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Copy".

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Copy and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Copy" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

old	old copy	old show
good	good copy	good show
full	full copy	full show
particular	particular copy	particular show
Other adjectives: complete, original, fake, single, actual, entire, real, bad, dark, main, new, early, final, last, magical.

character	copy character	show character
power	copy power	show power
strength	copy strength	show strength
work	copy work	show work
Other words: body, someone, appearance, form, effects, skills, appearances.

Ring: Wait, saving Sadako's corpse from the well doesn't end the curse... it only ends when you copy and show the tape?

Source: Mind Screw / Literature
The Dreamcast game Ooga Booga had an interesting copy protection mechanism: If it detected that you were playing a burned copy, instead of starting the game it would show an in-game pirate character that would dance when you pressed any button on the controller.

Source: Copy Protection
If you played a copy of the No Export for You Final Fantasy VI on a UK machine via an adapter, it would work fine, but wouldn't show the ending.

Source: Copy Protection

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Show and Copy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/show

Copy & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/show>.

Show or Copy. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/copy/show.

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