KNOCKOFFS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

knockoffs

noun

plural of knockoff

as in copycats

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Noun

Kasahara established and sold about 30 shops over the years, and copycats began copycatting.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
More comparisons show up in an Allrecipes roundup of Aldi copycats, which flags Clancy’s Original Potato Chips as an alternative to Lay’s and Choceur Peanut Butter Cups as a stand-in for Reese’s.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of copycats

Noun

Others deliver cheap counterfeits or products that look nothing like the advertisement.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
In cases Durbhakula has seen, cychlorphine is often combined with other substances, even in counterfeits of Xanax and OxyContin, making the effects more powerful and dangerous.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterfeits

Noun

Black-and-white reproductions of historic expedition photos accent hallways and suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of reproductions

Noun

The booming market for South Asian art has been flooded with forgeries.

— News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
South Asia’s modern art market has boomed, surpassing $100 million in auction sales in 2025, but a surge in forgeries threatens its growth, the FT wrote.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgeries

Noun

At least being listed on Temu is a warning in and of itself; nobody can argue that these fakes are being passed off as the real thing.

— Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 31 Oct. 2026
Even in a world awash in deep fakes and misinformation, there are still some truths that can be known, no matter how doggedly Fielder and Oppenheim try to muddy the waters.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of fakes

Noun

After Williams was announced among the cast of the show, copies of Sandler’s original Yaga play disappeared from book shelves and the Amazon digital retailer.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
Mammalian vaults contain 78 copies of a major protein arranged into two symmetrical halves.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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