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duplicate

[doo-pli-kit, dyoo-, doo-pli-keyt, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɪ kɪt, ˈdyu-, ˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, ˈdyu- /
ADJECTIVE
matching
Synonyms
STRONG
corresponding duplex equal equivalent same twin
WEAK
alike carbon-copy dualistic duple identic identical indistinguishable self-same tantamount twofold very same
Antonyms
STRONG
different dissimilar mismatched unequal unlike variable
WEAK
unmatching
NOUN
copy, reproduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbon copy duplication photocopy replica replication
STRONG
Photostat Xerox analogue carbon clone companion coordinate copycat correlate counterfeit counterpart ditto double dupe facsimile fake fellow germination imitation knockoff likeness match mate obverse parallel phony pirate reciprocal recurrence repetition ringer second similarity twin
WEAK
chip off the old block counterscript dead ringer lookalike repro spitting image stat
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity enemy opposite original reality reverse unlikeness
WEAK
archetype model prototype
VERB
make a copy; repeat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone copy imitate mirror replicate reproduce
STRONG
Photostat Xerox counterfeit ditto double dupe echo fake manifold mimeo multiply phony photocopy pirate redo redouble reduplicate remake rework trace
WEAK
act like do a takeoff do again do like dualize go like knock off make like make replica make twofold repro stat take off as
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
STRONG
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Example Sentences

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"A big portion of popular country music has become kind of shallow, so that is pretty easy to duplicate."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A Harvard spokesperson questioned the survey’s methodology and accuracy because it may have allowed duplicate submissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A second analysis focused on 90 duplicate samples to determine whether storage conditions affected accuracy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

To duplicate that return yourself, you would need to buy the highest-momentum stocks and simultaneously sell short an equal dollar amount of the biggest losers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Tests to duplicate this one success also failed until a colleague of his on the commission, James Carroll, caught the disease from an infected insect and nearly died.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.