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adjective

ˈdə-bəl How to pronounce double (audio)
Definition of doublenext
1
as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined an egg with a double yolk

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2
as in twofold
being twice as great or as many after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants

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3
as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express she's known for speaking with a double tongue, so I doubt that her concern is very heartfelt

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double

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verb

1
as in to increase
to make twice as great or as many we doubled our investment in six months

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2
as in to fold
to lay one part over or against another part of double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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double

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noun

as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another he looks so much like you that he could be your double

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double

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adverb

as in twice
to two times the amount or degree raced to his side double quick

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Recent Examples of double
Adjective
Chisholm's quote came roughly 24 hours after catcher Austin Wells seemed to have no regrets about making the final out at third by attempting to stretch an eighth-inning double, the Yankees' first and only hit of Game 1, into a triple. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 That would be a stark contrast to the second quarter, when the Mag-7 saw earnings double while the rest of the index's bottom line expanded by 30%, per FactSet. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
Development of these drugs has just begun to accelerate, thanks in large part to the data from Revolution Medicines, showing its molecular glue treatment Rasonque nearly doubled the survival rate of patients with pancreatic cancer. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Russia's brown bear population has more than doubled since 1990, from around 130,000 to almost 308,000 in 2026, according to Russia's natural resources ministry. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
Colson Montgomery added an RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Sox held on to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Harper cracked a Suarez changeup to right field for a double that later led to the team’s first run of the night in a do-or-die Game 3 of the Wild Card Series. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
The investment bank double upgraded the artificial intelligence infrastructure stock to overweight from underweight. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Young hit a go-ahead double that chased Murphy and Crews hit a two-out RBI single. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double
  1. dual
  2. twofold
  3. fake
  4. increase
  5. fold
  6. twin
  7. twice
  8. binary
Adjective
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Part of the balancing act comes at the urging of his mother, Trish, who’s even pushing for Max, an A student already taking dual-enrollment college classes, to go away and attend a university.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dual
Adjective
  • The reason for the rapid adoption, according to Nuclearn CFO and cofounder Jerrold Vincent, is twofold.
    — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
  • There has been a twofold increase in lung cancer in just five years.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of twofold
Adjective
  • The fake blooms lined the sweeping curves that curled across the arena floor.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Chastain goes for broke with melodrama as both the real and fake Mommies.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fake
Verb
  • Over the next three years, Movistar Plus plans to increase its annual output of Spanish originals from eight to 16 series, alongside another 10 titles through co-production and rights acquisition agreements.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • The iPhone Duo, Apple's first folding iPhone, will challenge you with a new paradigm.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Morton kosher salt; fold in with a rubber spatula just to combine.
    — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • But in terms of the twins, Rex and Ash were just fantastic together.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The producer credits will be shared by Molly Smith and the Luckinbill twins for Black Label Media, Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee for Thunder Road and Ed McDonnell.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of twin
Adverb
  • Food and drink With half a dozen restaurants spread around the complex, there’s no need to eat the same dish twice.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bird has won the Best Animated Feature Oscar twice for The Incredibles and Ratatouille.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of twice
Adjective
  • Those sympathetic to the movement argue that’s not the case — and that there was never a binary choice at hand between progressive ideology and the ideas abundance advocates stand for.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • All event contracts have binary outcomes between $0 to $1, and no matter what price a speculator pays to place a trade, someone has to take the other side of that order and make $1 in total volume.
    — Ananya Chetia,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Double.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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