look-alike

noun

ˈlu̇k-ə-ˌlīk 

: one that looks like another : double

look-alike adjective

Synonyms

• 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

By luring the pythons to the rabbit look-alikes, biologists can save time that might otherwise be spent searching through the swamp for the snakes. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025

Once more, Andrea Hall originated the role of Marlena's free-wheeling, trash-talking, devil-may-care look-alike Hattie. —Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 2025

An apparent Idaho sighting of Travis Decker, the Washington man wanted for allegedly killing his three young daughters, was confirmed to be nothing more than a look-alike hiker with similar tattoos, federal officials said. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025

Timothée Chalamet went there to check out his own look-alike competition. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025

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