Synonyms for clone
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant.
Related words
- Phrases
- binary clone
- Other spellings
- clonalize
Forms
- Plural
- clones → ringers, knock-offs, copies, clons…
Example sentences
- ringer He's a dead ringer for his brother.
- copy Do you still have a copy of yesterday's newspaper?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| clone | rising | |
| ringer | rising | |
| copy | falling | |
| clon | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- copy2, clon
- 6 letters
- ringer2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).