mirror image
noun
1
a
: something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an intervening axis or plane
b
: the direct opposite
2
Examples of mirror image in a Sentence
The left side of the building is a mirror image of the right.
looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier
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The task force is a mirror image of a similar group overseeing the federal preparations for next year’s World Cup in the United States.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
The end of that process would be the mirror image of the Big Bang: Galaxies would merge, and the universe would get smaller, hotter and denser, ultimately meeting its end in a new singularity.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
An objectionable license plate number may include words, phrases, or slang in any language; phonetic, numeric, or reverse spelling; acronyms; patterns viewed in mirror image; or code that only a small segment of the community may be able to decipher readily.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2025
Zsa-zsa could be any flawed great man of our time, or our own mirror image.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
The end of that process would be the mirror image of the Big Bang: Galaxies would merge, and the universe would get smaller, hotter and denser, ultimately meeting its end in a new singularity.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
An objectionable license plate number may include words, phrases, or slang in any language; phonetic, numeric, or reverse spelling; acronyms; patterns viewed in mirror image; or code that only a small segment of the community may be able to decipher readily.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2025
Zsa-zsa could be any flawed great man of our time, or our own mirror image.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mirror image
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirror%20image. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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