reproduction
noun
Synonyms
- carbon
- carbon copy
- clone
- copy
- dummy
- dupe
- duplicate
- duplication
- facsimile
- imitation
- mock
- reduplication
- replica
- replication
Example Sentences
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 In warmer waters, larvae are more likely to survive the winter, which ramps up reproduction. Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Antibodies produced there inhibit reproduction of polio during future exposure to the virus. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 The apology came over a week after Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda made a public statement denouncing the church’s reproduction. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2022 Scientists now plan to use genetic technology, ancient DNA collection, and artificial reproduction to bring the tiger back. Phillip Nieto, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Although pinks are seen in spawning runs in the Menomonie, Peshtigo, Oconto and other rivers, no natural reproduction of pink salmon or pinooks is known to occur in Wisconsin tributaries to Lake Michigan. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 That gave her one more cause: tearing down the taboo among Vietnamese women discussing breast cancer or illnesses of the reproduction system. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2022 La Jamais Contente ran on Michelin tires; the French tiremaker adopted a reproduction built in 1994 to serve as a sort of mascot for the company’s Challenge Bibendum series of sustainable mobility rallies from 2004–2014. Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing reproduction
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- copy
- replica
- imitation
- replication
- facsimile
- version
- duplicate
- duplication
- clone
- reconstruction
- carbon
- carbon copy
- reduplication
- simulation
- mock
- dupe
- miniature
- print
- dummy
- counterfeit
- image
- re-creation
- forgery
- fake
- rubber stamp
- knockoff
- likeness
- approximation
- impression
- reincarnation
- phony
- mock-up
- rip-off
- semblance
- imprint
- sham
- spare
- phoney
- reserve
- extra
- shadow
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- original
- prototype
- archetype
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of reproduction are copy, duplicate, facsimile, and replica. While all these words mean "a thing made to closely resemble another," reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing.
In some situations, the words copy and reproduction are roughly equivalent. However, copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically.
The meanings of duplicate and reproduction largely overlap; however, duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing.
The synonyms facsimile and reproduction are sometimes interchangeable, but facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale.
While the synonyms replica and reproduction are close in meaning, replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details, but not always in the same scale.