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 The restaurant also held a special look-alike contest earlier this year in search of Williams' doppelganger. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Hall’s doppelgänger wears the Artisanal masks designed for the brand’s fall show, staged last April in Shanghai amid stacks of shipping containers. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 The second is Phillippe, doppelgänger to mom Reese Witherspoon and heir apparent to her rom-com throne. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 The double, or doppelgänger, is a recurring conceit in myth and literature. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 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
  • Dassault Systèmes is creating a virtual twin of the logistics environment using its DELMIA application and 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caprioni ordered $50,000 fines for each of the counts the brothers were convicted of – totaling $300,000 for each twin and $350,000 for Tal.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • Unlike conventional sonar approaches that rely on lower-resolution acoustic images, synthetic aperture sonar combines multiple acoustic measurements collected as the sensor moves through the water.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The image was manipulated by artificial intelligence and posted by a Colombian artist, according to Brazilian fact-checking outlet Agência Lupa.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That team, fittingly enough, will be honored during the Hurricanes’ game on Saturday against Pittsburgh, with the current team wearing replica jerseys to recognize the group.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Like Avril Lavigne and Jim Carrey, Selena Gomez has received her fair share of celebrity-clone-replacement allegations from online conspiracy theorists.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • His Russian counterpart, Yana Lantratova, confirmed the truce was holding and that Russian engineers are working on demining Oleshky's roads.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • According to the European Parliament, in meetings with Chinese counterparts, Members stressed that neither side would benefit from a trade conflict.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of counterpart
Noun
  • The Eilish cameo will surely outweigh all other highlights in the popular vote that is (for once, picture-less) social media.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Still, there were meaningful exceptions to the bleak picture.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Its Romanesque façade was disguised as a grand Southern plantation—four towering white columns were erected to support a temporary façade with floral garlands, potted trees, and an enormous portrait of Leigh and Gable hung above the entrance.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Those ancestral tales spill out of the bedrooms and into the surrounding landscape, with guest excursions designed around the very figures whose portraits line the walls.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 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 5 Nov. 2026.

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