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
Sham and clone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead the word "Clone" as a noun or a verb.
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Sham and Clone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clone/sham
Clone & Sham. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clone/sham>.
Sham or Clone. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clone/sham.
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