: 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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Timothée Chalamet went there to check out his own look-alike competition. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025 The prevalence of look-alikes raises a pressing question for the industry: Could fast fashion be an existential threat to traditional luxury brands? Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Daddy was the state of mind that all of the entrants in NYC’s Pedro Pascal look-alike contest were channeling on Sunday, but only one of them walked away with an extra $50 and a year’s worth of free burritos. Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025 The footage includes a scene in which a Hitler look-alike is tortured. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for look-alike

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Jul. 2025.

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