Clone
Clone noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.
Usage example: the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin
Knockoff is a synonym for clone. In some cases you can use "Knockoff" instead a noun "Clone". popular alternative
Knockoff
Knockoff noun - An unauthorized copy or imitation.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Galaxy of Fear has a literal clone of Vader, dressed in what's described as a cheap knockoff of Vader's armor.
Source: Darth Vader Clone -
Kirby: Planet Robobot has yet another evil knockoff, this time an unstable genetic clone of Dedede made by the Haltmann Works Company to eliminate Kirby.
Source: Evil Knockoff - Evil Knockoff: You have to fight a clone of each playable character in the final stage, right before the final boss.
Source: Video Game / Undercover Cops
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Knockoff and Clone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clone/knockoff
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