look-alike

noun

ˈlu̇k-ə-ˌlīk 

: one that looks like another : double

look-alike adjective

Synonyms of look-alike

• twin
• replica
• image
• clone
• picture
• counterpart
• portrait
• duplicate

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

Recent Examples on the Web

This summer alone, TSA has found two live smoke grenades, an inert grenade, a pipe bomb look-alike and a samurai sword hidden in a guitar case. — CBS News, 30 July 2026

Monitoring new registrations can help campaigns find look-alike sites during their first days online. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

In Palm Springs, about two hours away, a convocation of Marilyn look-alikes was held under the Marilyn Monroe statue on May 31 just before her June 1st birthday. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

SpaceX and Amazon have become structural look-alikes, increasingly competing for the same profit pools in cloud computing, AI infrastructure, and satellite connectivity. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for look-alike

• businesslike
• ladylike
• motorbike
• workmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike