DOUBLES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

doubles 1 of 2

verb

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present tense third-person singular of double

as in increases

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

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as in folds

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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doubles

2 of 2

noun

plural of double

as in twins

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

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Recent Examples of doubles

Verb

Its wide mouth opening is perfect for sipping and allows for easy pouring into the lid, which doubles as a cup. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Zawadzki started the season with 50 career hits, with 26 going for extra bases, featuring 14 homers, 11 doubles and a triple. —

Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Bella Grande offers seven room types, ranging from singles and doubles to family suites complete with bunk beds. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 This ensemble also doubles as an elevated weekend outfit for running around in style. —

Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026 Reagan King and Shelby Cotter had the only two hits for the Eagles, both doubles. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026 Thomas, a two-time MVP, played for the White Sox from 1990 to 2005, and is the team's career leader in home runs, doubles, RBI, and runs scored, and ranks in the team's top six in both hits and batting average. —

Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 And in fact, doubles and doubling are Hamnet’s great themes. —

Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 That port also doubles as the charging port. —

PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026

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In men’s doubles, French team Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul beat Marcelo Aravalo (El Salvador) and Mate Pavic (Croatia) 6-4, 6-4; American Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektic (Croatia) beat Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos 7-5, 6-4. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 Hitless in his first four Grapefruit League games – having missed nearly the entire Grapefruit League slate due to the World Baseball Classic – Yoshida went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and run scored. —

Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 Hitless in his first four Grapefruit League games – having missed nearly the entire Grapefruit League slate due to the World Baseball Classic – Yoshida went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and run scored. —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026 The ball ripped past the Twins’ third baseman and bounced to the wall for one of Kasevich’s two doubles on the day. —

Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 Andres Marin-Lopez hit two doubles and drove in three runs for Orange (7-5, 2-0). —

Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Will Friedrichs had a pair of hits and scored a run for LCC, while Ryder Corti had a pair of doubles, a triple and drove in two. —

John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 Since opening the game with consecutive doubles, Auburn has gotten one hit against Riojas. —

Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 This sense of domestic insecurity carries through the remaining two-thirds of the film, which incorporates doubles, cyborgs, and holographic recreations of the film’s female characters. —

Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026

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That increases strong winds high in the atmosphere, called wind shear, that can disrupt storms and stop them from forming or strengthening.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
That increases a rising air motion that tends to drop shearing winds over the Atlantic that can disrupt the structure of tropical cyclones.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026