Duplicate
Duplicate noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
Match is a synonym for duplicate in person topic. In some cases you can use "Match" instead the word "Duplicate" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like same, copy, reproduction, stand in.
Match
Match noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.
Usage example: I can't find the match to this sock
Duplicate is a synonym for match in replica topic. You can use "Duplicate" instead the word "Match" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as person, counterpart, same, stand in.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good duplicate | good match |
| physical | physical duplicate | physical match |
| exact | exact duplicate | exact match |
| perfect | perfect duplicate | perfect match |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, real, great, said, giant, genetic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Not quite a fight, but a match in terms of platforming capabilities (however, Luigi's duplicate is much smarter than Mario's).
Source: Mirror Match -
So she gives Ellen dreams of a second life to age up her soul to match, with the side benefit that it gives her own duplicate a friend in that second life.
Source: Younger Than They Look -
Dmitrii Blinov from Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow is a much closer match, since he has the power to duplicate any attack you use against him.
Source: Mirror Boss
Cite this Source
Match and Duplicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicate/match
Duplicate & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicate/match>.
Match or Duplicate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicate/match.
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