: one that looks like another : double
look-alike adjective

Examples of look-alike in a Sentence

at first glance these two mattresses may be look-alikes, but a comparison of their innards tells a different story
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The footage includes a scene in which a Hitler look-alike is tortured. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 In the video, a Davidson look-alike is kidnapped and buried alive. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 May 2025 From high-fashion visuals to styling challenges, celebrity look-alikes to trend mimicry, the campaign successfully created a clear inspire-engage-purchase cycle. Footwear News, 23 May 2025 Or the trash bag pouch made of calfskin leather, or the IKEA look-alike tote bag in bright blue. Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for look-alike

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look-alike was in 1935

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“Look-alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-alike. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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