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clone

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of clone

1 something that is made to look exactly like something else
  • The car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin.
Synonyms of clone

carbon, carbon copy, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction
Words Related to clone

counterfeit, fake, forgery, knockoff, phony (also phoney), rip-off, rubber stamp, sham

miniature, mock-up, simulation

reconstruction, re-creation

image, likeness, semblance, shadow

impression, imprint, print

approximation, reincarnation, version

extra, reserve, spare
Antonyms of clone

archetype, original, prototype
2 something or someone that strongly resembles another
  • The new television series is a clone of half a dozen police procedurals already on the air.
Synonyms of clone

alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, image, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin
Words Related to clone

effigy, portrait, portrayal

companion, fellow, mate

equal, equivalent

analogue (or analog), parallel
Near Antonyms of clone

antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

clone

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of clone

to make an exact likeness of
  • will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
Synonyms of clone

copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, replicate, reproduce
Words Related to clone

counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off

mimic, simulate

reconstruct, re-create
Near Antonyms of clone

create, imagine, initiate, invent
Antonyms of clone

originate

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