Synonyms of reduplication

reduplication

noun

ri-ˌdü-pli-ˈkā-shən 

1

as in reproduction

something that is made to look exactly like something else

that old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproduction
• copy
• replica
• imitation
• duplication
• duplicate
• replication
• version
• carbon
• clone
• facsimile
• carbon copy
• mock
• reconstruction
• dupe
• dummy
• simulation
• forgery
• rubber stamp
• miniature
• counterfeit
• approximation
• fake
• sham
• print
• impression
• semblance
• reincarnation
• knockoff
• image
• re-creation
• rip-off
• spare
• phony
• likeness
• mock-up
• imprint
• extra
• reserve
• shadow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prototype
• original
• archetype

2

as in repetition

the act of saying or doing over again

ever since I was forced to do a reduplication of a day's work, I've been more conscientious about hitting my computer's "save" button

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repetition
• repeat
• replay
• replication
• iteration
• renewal
• duplication
• reiteration
• reprise
• redo
• recitation
• rehearsal
• rerun
• rebroadcast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reduplication

And yet…the rhyme schemes, the reduplication, the semantic shifts, the conversions, the deliberate grammatical oddities, and rich double entendres–Carpenter is, for some people, the greatest poet to have ever put pen to paper. — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024

TikTok is a compound word that’s called (take a deep breath) an ablaut-shift reduplication because only the internal vowel changes. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024

The collection, dubbed with another fun reduplication, Bon Bon, was inspired by the packaging for the Apple AirPods. — Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018