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 There’s the Boricua Martini, a spot-on flavor doppelganger of Puerto Rican rice with pigeon peas. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Jessica Chastain stars in the horror movie as both mom Ursula and her monster doppelgänger. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Smith, pretending to be Ferrell hosting the show for the sixth time, was interrupted by his comedian doppelganger mid-monologue. — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 17 July 2026 Her Instagram followers kept pinging her, saying that her celebrity doppelganger was in her comments. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 July 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
  • Women carrying twins or more babies at once also had substantially higher rates than those carrying one baby.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Taken together, these inputs—real geometry, real traffic, and each vehicle’s live GPS position—constitute what network researchers call a digital twin of the urban environment.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • Before that, the monarchy had promoted a more secular and westernized image of women.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The images conveyed gravity, purpose and leadership in a time of existential crisis.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • If cave paintings tell the stories of the earliest human life, factices — the once-ubiquitous oversized perfume bottle replicas — play a similar role in revealing the histories of fragrance.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the moviegoing public can stumble on perfect replicas of theatrical blockbusters on numerous social apps and screen them in full before copyright teams can hit the panic button.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • The school is now putting AI versions of its faculty to work in a $699 online startup bootcamp, where aspiring founders can rehearse investor pitches, sales calls, and board meetings—all with AI clones of Harvard instructors.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If a service is easy to copy, many clones appear and competition grows.
    — Filip Borcov, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • These pauses also give the documentary an air of mournful respect, making its pace more deliberate than the standard talking heads-doc that might be mistaken as a stylistic counterpart.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just like their younger counterparts, midlife women are also dealing with fellow singles who don’t want to commit.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of counterpart
Noun
  • Members also flagged strong anticipation from North American press and said a Netflix awards team is preparing a campaign for the film that extends to a best picture push.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Live video is relayed to law enforcement, giving them a clear picture of what’s going on before officers enter the school.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers.
    — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watermelon was founded in 2024 by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali to present more complex portraits of Palestinians and Arabs.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2026.

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