look-alike

noun

ˈlu̇k-ə-ˌlīk 

: one that looks like another : double

look-alike adjective

Synonyms

• alter ego
• carbon
• carbon copy
• clone
• counterpart
• doppelgänger
• doppelganger
• double
• duplicate
• duplication
• facsimile
• fetch
• image
• likeness
• match
• mirror image
• picture
• replica
• ringer
• spit
• spitting image
• twin

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

Chipotle was sued for using a customer’s photograph without authorization; BuzzFeed lost a similar case, setting a creator-favoring precedent; and Pelé sued Samsung over using a look-alike of him in an ad. —Analisa Goodin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

But designer look-alikes can also be found at retail giants such as Amazon, Walmart and Costco (home to the viral floor mirror dupe of an Anthropologie mirror), as well. —Jessica Dickler,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024

Here's how to tell poison ivy from look-alike plants. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024

Florida News Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West Hemingway Days started in 1981 with a short-story competition and a look-alike contest. —South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above