Alter ego and Clone

Alter ego

Alter ego noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch

Clone and alter ego are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Clone" instead a noun phrase "Alter ego".

Clone

Clone noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: the new television series is a clone of half a dozen police procedurals already on the air

Alter ego and clone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter ego" instead a noun "Clone".

Nearby Words: cloned, cloning

Both terms in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Dungeons & Dragons Killing Your Alternate Self: If the clone created by a Clone spell and the original exist at the same time, they are both aware of each other's existence and will try to kill each other, because the thought of having an alter ego is unbearable to both of them.
  • If the clone created by a Clone spell and the original exist at the same time, they are both aware of each others existence and will try to kill each other, because the thought of having an alter ego is unbearable to both of them.
  • Romancing the Widow The clone eventually helps him realize that his relationship with Gwen was NOT as perfect as he thought, her hatred of his alter ego ran too deep, and it was MJ he really in love with.
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