doppelgänger

noun

ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər How to pronounce doppelgänger (audio)
variants or doppelganger
Definition of doppelgängernext
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelgänger

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Recent Examples of doppelgänger Since then, there have been contests featuring doppelgangers for stars like Paul Mescal, Dev Patel and Zayn Malik across the country and beyond, gathering masses of people and lots of Internet attention. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Malone, driving a classic car, pulls up to a shady motel where she is confronted by a doppelganger (played by Tunney, who does look a lot like her) and is faced with an opportunity to meet her former self. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 May 2026 Paul McCartney, tonight’s actual musical guest, was up first, playing into the doppelganger Ferrell-Smith bit and confusing the two. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026 Like her on-screen doppelgänger, Wintour is a mom of two — sharing son Charles and daughter Bee with her first husband, psychiatrist David Shaffer. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for doppelgänger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
  1. twin
  2. image
  3. replica
  4. clone
  5. counterpart
  6. picture
  7. portrait
Noun
  • The twins announced their Netflix partnership with, naturally, a YouTube video.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • The iMETRO Dynamic Simulation creates a high-fidelity digital twin of NASA Johnson Space Center’s iMETRO research facility, enabling researchers worldwide to develop, validate, and refine intravehicular robotic systems in a virtual environment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • The flag was also draped over Khamenei’s casket in images published last week by his official X account.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Rodríguez Castro, the person said, projects a similar tough-guy image.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • The company doesn’t break out sales of individual products, but as of Thursday, Nike’s website had sold out of most adult sizes in both of the USMNT’s home and away jerseys, including both authentic and replica editions.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
  • Another replica flag steeped in American history was aboard the International Space Station from November 2014 through June 2015.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • Much of the film is shot-for-shot, line of dialogue-by-line of dialogue a veritable clone.
    — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Will today’s celebrities soon be sending their AI clones into our laptops to chat with us, advise us, keep us company?
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • While smaller than its counterparts in Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley has a strong Vietnamese community with churches, temples, civic organizations and even a small magazine, Ma said.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • But that belief doesn’t appear to align with reality, as according to recent studies, women may receive significantly less in Social Security benefits than their male counterparts.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
Definition of counterpart
Noun
  • This picture taken on March 26, 2026 shows an oil tanker unloading crude oil at a port in Yantai, in China's eastern Shandong province.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Your parents’ and grandparents’ faded photo family albums probably have similar pictures too.
    — Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of portrait

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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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