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duplicate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of duplicate

resembling another in every respect

  • duplicate copies of the portrait that were painted by the artist himself
Synonyms of duplicate

coequal, equal, even, identical, indistinguishable, same
Words Related to duplicate

akin, alike, analogous, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, like, look-alike, matching, parallel, similar, such, suchlike, synonymous, tantamount
Phrases Synonymous with duplicate

much of a muchness
Near Antonyms of duplicate

differentiable, discriminable

divers, miscellaneous, sundry, varied, various
Antonyms of duplicate

different, disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike

duplicate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of duplicate

1 something or someone that strongly resembles another

  • doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
Synonyms of duplicate

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

Chinese copy

effigy, portrait, portrayal

companion, fellow, mate

equal, equivalent

analogue (or analog), parallel
Near Antonyms of duplicate

antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

2 something that is made to look exactly like something else

  • a duplicate of a house key
Synonyms of duplicate

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

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 duplicate

archetype, original, prototype

Synonym Discussion of duplicate

reproduction, duplicate, copy, facsimile, replica mean a thing made to closely resemble another. reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.
    • reproductions from the museum's furniture collection
duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.
    • a duplicate of a house key
copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.
    • printed 1000 copies of the lithograph
facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.
    • a facsimile of a rare book
replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details
    • a replica of the Mayflower
but not always in the same scale.
    • miniature replicas of classic cars

duplicate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of duplicate

1 to make an exact likeness of

  • art students trying to duplicate paintings in the museumʼs collection as part of their training
Synonyms of duplicate

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

counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off

mimic, simulate

reconstruct, re-create
Near Antonyms of duplicate

create, imagine, initiate, invent
Antonyms of duplicate

originate

2 to make or do again

  • we were unable to duplicate the experiment in our own lab, so we're suspicious
Synonyms of duplicate

redo, reduplicate, reiterate, remake, renew, repeat, replicate, reprise
Words Related to duplicate

recreate, reenact, reinvent

3 to make twice as great or as many

  • the recipe can be easily duplicated in order to feed a large family
Synonyms of duplicate

double, redouble
Words Related to duplicate

compound, multiply

accumulate, balloon, build (up), burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, mushroom, proliferate, rise, snowball, swell, wax

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