Synonyms for reproduction
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Facsimile
facsimile, replication, copy, duplicate, imitation, replica, duplication
2. Procreation
Other
repro, propagation, transcription, race, multiplication, generation, renovation
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
- n. 2
The act of making copies.
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Related words
Forms
- Plural
- reproductions → facsimiles, replications, copies, duplicates…
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Reproduction is chiefly applied to living organisms.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- copy Do you still have a copy of yesterday's newspaper?
- imitation On examination the jewel proved to be an imitation.
- facsimile The facsimile here given is from the latter book.
- breeding A brood mare is a female horse used for breeding.
- procreation Procreation does not interest me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reproduction | steady | |
| copy | falling | |
| imitation | steady | |
| replication | rising | |
| facsimile | steady | |
| breeding | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- race1, copy2
- 5 letters
- repro
- 7 letters
- replica3
- 8 letters
- breeding2
- 9 letters
- duplicate3, imitation4, facsimile4
- 10 letters
- generation4, renovation4
- 11 letters
- replication4, propagation4, duplication4, procreation4
- 13 letters
- transcription3
- 14 letters
- multiplication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- reproduction
- Italiano
- riproduzione
- Español
- reproducción
- Deutsch
- Reproduktion
- Català
- reproducció