Synonyms of carbons

carbons

noun

plural of carbon

1

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another

this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictures
• twins
• images
• replicas
• clones
• duplicates
• portraits
• counterparts
• equivalents
• duplications
• carbon copies
• mirror images
• facsimiles
• doubles
• alter egos
• likenesses
• ringers
• portrayals
• doppelgängers
• spitting images
• spits
• matches
• look-alikes
• fetches
• effigies
• analogues
• equals
• companions
• fellows
• mates
• parallels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposites
• antitheses
• reverses
• converses

2

as in copies

something that is made to look exactly like something else

the bell tower is a carbon of an earlier one that toppled in an earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copies
• reproductions
• replicas
• versions
• carbon copies
• imitations
• duplicates
• clones
• facsimiles
• dupes
• replications
• duplications
• reduplications
• simulations
• dummies
• reconstructions
• counterfeits
• forgeries
• shadows
• miniatures
• rubber stamps
• mocks
• prints
• phonies
• knockoffs
• fakes
• reincarnations
• impressions
• approximations
• spares
• imprints
• images
• mock-ups
• shams
• rip-offs
• likenesses
• semblances
• re-creations
• extras
• reserves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carbons

Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

While the backbone is always the same, the number of carbons in the fatty acids can vary. — Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time. — ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025