Synonyms of duplicates

duplicates 1 of 2

noun

plural of duplicate

1

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another

doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposites
• reverses
• antitheses
• converses

2

as in copies

something that is made to look exactly like something else

a duplicate of a house key

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originals
• prototypes
• archetypes

duplicates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of duplicate

1

as in reproduces

to make an exact likeness of

art students trying to duplicate paintings in the museum's collection as part of their training

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copies
• reproduces
• replicates
• renders
• clones
• imitates
• reduplicates
• copycats
• reconstructs
• counterfeits
• simulates
• fakes
• rips off
• forges
• mimics
• knocks off
• re-creates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creates
• originates
• initiates
• imagines
• invents

2

as in replicates

to make or do again

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replicates
• repeats
• renews
• remakes
• reprises
• reiterates
• reduplicates
• recreates
• redoes
• reenacts
• reinvents

3

as in doubles

to make twice as great or as many

the recipe can be easily duplicated in order to feed a large family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubles
• increases
• multiplies
• compounds
• builds (up)
• expands
• redoubles
• enlarges
• mushrooms
• proliferates
• accumulates
• mounts
• snowballs
• rises
• waxes
• escalates
• swells
• balloons
• burgeons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of duplicates

Noun

There’s been potential discrepancies and a few ballots the machines have declined, but the board has unanimously voted to just make duplicates of those ballots with the same result, appeasing the tabulators. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026

One-click cleanup tools automatically identify unnecessary duplicates while keeping important files protected. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

The point is to try to fill up the book, or at least the page, with your favorite team, and then to trade any duplicates or unwanteds with your friends. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Damaged, worn-out, or expired things get thrown away, items in good condition that thrift stores are looking for can be donated, and holiday items, decor, heirlooms, and duplicates can go into storage. — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 29 June 2026

Those figures likely included people who have been incommunicado due to the lack of cellphone signals, and some reports may be duplicates. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

Datasets with issues like poor formatting, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, biases and duplicates are inherently bad. — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Every pack of stickers is random, so collectors end up with duplicates. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Once designed, both the dresses and the tuxedo had to be replicated in duplicates to accommodate the stunt doubles and the mess that would ensue while shooting the final scene of the wedding night. — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026

Verb

Interpretive guidance from attorneys general and relevant agencies comes first, as Attorney General Tong’s Connecticut advisory and Attorney General Campbell’s earlier Massachusetts advisory demonstrate, doing the threshold work that a substantial share of state AI legislation otherwise duplicates. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026

If Shane van Gisbergen duplicates his amazing run last Sunday on the road course at Watkins Glen, the June 21 Anduril 250 at Navy Base Coronado might be remembered as one of those great events. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026

Continue reading … FAMILY FAVORITE — Man duplicates his kids' fast-food meal of choice. — FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Gifford said the process essentially duplicates how wooden ships were preserved generations ago, when ships were regularly washed down with salt water. — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026

Perplexity’s video disappoints with a watering can that appears out of thin air, for example, while Veo’s video duplicates its cutting board. — PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025

Shapiro said sometimes the feedback will be about a university calendar change, or a degree program proposal that duplicates an existing field. — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025