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 carbon, carbon copy, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, replication, reproductionRelated Words 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, spareAntonyms 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 alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, image, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twinRelated Words Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallelNear Antonyms antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

to make an exact likeness of will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market Synonyms copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, replicate, reproduceRelated Words counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off; mimic, simulate; reconstruct, re-createNear Antonyms create, imagine, initiate, inventAntonyms originate