Duplicate
Duplicate noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
Reverse
Reverse noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.
Usage example: how could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza
How words are described
| exact | exact duplicate | exact reverse |
| total | total duplicate | total reverse |
| evil | evil duplicate | evil reverse |
| black | black duplicate | black reverse |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When Hogarth attempts to reverse-engineer his powers from the fetus of his child with Hope, she is unable to duplicate the abilities.
Source: Series / Jessica Jones -
Black Box: The first emperor was able to reverse engineer the ring engine, and duplicate it, but he had no idea how it worked.
Source: Webcomic / Drive -
Unlike most of the others on this list, Super Skrull's duplicate powers were not directly taken from the targets, but the result of reverse engineering.
Source: All Your Powers Combined
Cite this Source
Reverse and Duplicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duplicate/reverse
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