a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy"
reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
ERSATZ
an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory
FEIGN
make believe with the intent to deceive;
make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
FORGERY
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
a copy that is represented as the original
IMITATION
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
something copied or derived from an original
IMPOSTOR
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
NOTREAL
PSEUDO
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
not real
RINGER
(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
a person who is almost identical to another
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
SHAM
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
make believe with the intent to deceive;
make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
False
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be