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| Main Entry: |
twin
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something exactly like another |
| Synonyms: | Siamese twin, clone, companion, coordinate, corollary, counterpart, doppelganger, double, duplicate, fraternal twin, identical twin, likeness, look-alike, match, mate, reciprocal, ringer |
| Main Entry: | clone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exact duplicate |
| Synonyms: | act-alike, copy, double, duplicate, look-alike computer, reproduction, twin |
| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
| Synonyms: | analogue, carbon copy, complement, copy, correlate, correlative, correspondent, dead ringer, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, look alike, mate, obverse, opposite, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, spitting image, supplement, tally, twin, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | opposite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which exactly resembles another |
| Synonyms: | angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, dead ringer, duplicate, image, impersonator, lookalike, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, ringer, simulacrum, spitting image, stand-in, twin |
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | copy, reproduction |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, analogue, carbon, carbon copy, chip off the old block, clone, companion, coordinate, copycat, correlate, counterfeit, counterpart, counterscript, dead ringer, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplication, facsimile, fake, fellow, germination, imitation, knockoff, likeness, lookalike, match, mate, obverse, parallel, phony, photocopy, photostat, pirate, reciprocal, recurrence, repetition, replica, replication, repro, ringer, second, similarity, spitting image, stat, twin |
| Notes: | duplication may be regarded as an activity because one duplicates (makes again) something, but replication is a process in which something is replicated (copied) |
| Antonyms: | archetype, model, original, prototype |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peer |
| Synonyms: | alter ego, coequal, companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin |
| Antonyms: | inferior |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equal, counterpart |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy, correspondent, dead ringer, ditto, like, match, obverse, opposite, parallel, peer, reciprocal, same difference, spitting image, substitute, twin |
| Antonyms: | difference |
| Main Entry: | facsimile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reproduction |
| Synonyms: | Xerox, carbon, carbon copy, chip off old block, clone, copy, copycat, dead ringer, ditto*, double, dupe*, duplicate, knock-off, likeness, look-alike, mimeo, miniature, mirror, photocopy, photostat, print, reduplication, replica, replication, repro, ringer, spitting image, stat, transcript, twin |
| Antonyms: | original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fellow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male or female colleague, friend |
| Synonyms: | assistant, associate, cohort, companion, compeer, comrade, concomitant, confrere, consort, coordinate, counterpart*, coworker, double, duplicate, equal, instructor, lecturer, match, mate, member, partner, peer, professor, reciprocal, twin |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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