ALTER EGOS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

alter egos

noun

plural of alter ego

as in friends

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally

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as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch

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Recent Examples of alter egos Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images. —

Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026 Meta was telling us that the future of social media would be immersive, like a giant Zoom call populated by digital alter egos that can interact and play games and buy stuff from one another for … fun? —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 The Sketch Book was published under the name Geoffrey Crayon, one of Irving’s literary alter egos. —

John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Robinson has a genius for channeling society’s ambient toxic vibes, in abstract but eerily evocative ways, through his odd alter egos. —

Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Her music videos have become the pop playbook, giving us everything from alter egos to male drag to hundreds of iconic looks. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 Her music videos have become the pop playbook, giving us everything from alter egos to drag to hundreds of iconic looks. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025 The soundtrack blends a Carter Burwell score with tracks produced by Antonoff, including a new recording by Brittany Howard; a cast performance by Qualley, Plaza and Talia Ryder; and original songs by Lace Manhattan and Dixie Normus, the musical alter egos of Qualley and Ryder. —

Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025

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Reporters, editors and guests of the many publications in attendance filed in, searching for their tables, yapping with old – or possibly new – friends and lining up to get a photo in front of the main table.

— Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
But do those connections turn into friends?

— Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026