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clone

clone

33 5.5
A product made to look like a well-known brand without permission
  • noun
  • /kloʊn/
translation icon : clon
  • It's their Counter Strike clone, but very popular, very good.

So it was like RSR clone and it was awesome.

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Examples

  • So the iPhone clone could be the one I'm waiting for.

  • A year after Compaq started selling its IBM PC clone, Apple announced the Macintosh in January 1984.

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  • With the purchase of one clone, get a second clone... for free!

  • We need to present a perfect clone to the conference next week

  • What would a basic clone job cost?

  • This really is just an outright clone of We Bowling, isn't it?

  • This phone is a cheap clone of the latest model, with similar features but lower quality.

  • Many companies are producing clones of popular video games to attract budget-conscious gamers.

  • The restaurant's new dish was an obvious clone of a famous recipe from a rival establishment.

Synonyms

copy
vsclone
1.0

A paper or file that is the same as the original

is unauthorized imitation rather than a lawful or permitted reproduction
twin
vsclone
106 1.2

An object that is an exact copy of another

is specifically an unauthorized imitation rather than merely resemblance
replica
vsclone
82 3.6

A close copy of something real, often a famous object or work of art

is unauthorized commercial imitation rather than careful protected reproduction
duplicate
vsclone
55 3.2

A copy that is exactly the same as the original

is unauthorized imitation rather than neutral identical reproduction
knockoff
vsclone
34 6.0

A copy of a popular product made without the owner's permission

is unauthorized in any form not only cheap branded imitations
imitation
vsclone
34 3.5

A thing made to look like something real to trick people

is unauthorized by the original owner focusing on lack of permission
duplication
vsclone
17 3.5

The act of making an exact copy or the thing that is copied

is unauthorized imitation rather than simple lawful reproduction
reproduction
vsclone
9 4.4

A copy of an original work or object that looks like the real thing

is an unauthorized imitation instead of an authorized replica or print
replication
vsclone
6 4.0

A copy of something made to look exactly like the original

is about illegal imitation rather than the neutral act of copying
facsimile
vsclone
5 7.1

An exact copy of a document or work of art

is an unauthorized imitation in commerce rather than faithful copy
cheap knockoff
vsclone
2 4.4

A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality

is an unauthorized copy in general rather than always low quality
dupe
vsclone
  • Informal
2 7.8

A cheaper copy of a designer or brand-name item

is unauthorized broadly not just informal or cheap substitutes
replicant
vsclone
1 9.1

An exact copy of an object or person

is unauthorized imitation rather than a neutral technical duplicate
lookalike
vsclone
3.8

Very similar in looks to another person or thing, often made to copy it

is an unauthorized imitation focusing on copying product or service

Antonyms

2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

How Authentic

replica
82 3.6
copy
1.0
clone
33 5.5
knockoff
34 6.0
fake
833 1.8

Surface Forms

clone singular
clones plural

Etymology

Clone comes from the old Greek word klon meaning 'twig', because gardeners could use a twig to make an exact new plant; by a helpful comparison, a clone can be any copy made to look exactly like the original, even a cheap or illegal product.