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

In the velvety elegance of Paris, Jacques (Guillaume des Forêts, nearly a Timothée Chalamet look-alike), a floppy-haired painter, dissuades Marthe (Isabelle Weingarten) from jumping into the Seine when her fiancé abandons her. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

After bringing out droves of doppelgangers for Adam Sandler, Jeremy Allen White and Timothée Chalamet, New York City has proven to be the right destination for celebrity look-alike contests. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025

On Tuesday night, during the Target Field celebrity look-alike cam, Outman was pictured as the celebrity and a live shot of Fitzgerald came on the screen. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025

Every feed is saturated with look-alike posts and algorithm-chasing fluff. —Henry McIntosh, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 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