spitting image

spitting image

noun

Definition of SPITTING IMAGE

: image 3b

Examples of SPITTING IMAGE

1. <with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen>

Origin of SPITTING IMAGE

alteration of spit and image

First Known Use: 1887

Related to SPITTING IMAGE

Synonyms: alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, image, twin

Related Words: Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms: antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

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Rhymes with SPITTING IMAGE

afterimage, father image, graven image, microimage, mirror image