DOUBLES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

doubles 1 of 2

verb

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

Evan Carter, Alejandro Osuna and Brandon Nimmo all followed with RBI doubles to put Texas ahead 4-1. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 When unfolded, the chassis doubles as an adjustable stand that supports front, rear, ceiling, and portrait projection modes. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 The restaurant, packed nightly, doubles as a master class on how to conduct an effective introduction to Los Angeles. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Head coach Jeff Hafley, who also doubles as the defensive playcaller, intends on pulling out all the stops to address the defense’s pass-rushing shortcoming. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Also, everyone seems to get along quite well, thanks in part to a weekly poker game that doubles as a bonding experience. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 As the name suggests, The AlphaCore 800 doubles the capacity of its predecessor AlphaCore 400 and is designed to produce 800 barrels per day or 30,000 tonnes per year (30 kt/a) of FT output from a single reactor. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 At that pace, Earth’s night doubles in brightness about every eight years. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 This craft set comes with a notepad, eraser, sticker sheet, three markers, and two pens, all packed inside a decorative ramen cup that doubles as a desk pen holder. — Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

Turang also hit a pair of doubles for the Brewers, who earned their 101st win of the season. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Each match features four singles sets and a mixed doubles Supertiebreaker. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Colorado’s Jeff Cirillo doubled twice in a 13-4 win over San Diego, giving him 51 doubles for the year. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Pittsburgh also recorded four doubles that helped account for the late comeback. — Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 The Rays went ahead 2-0 in the first inning on run-scoring doubles by DeLuca and Chandler Simpson. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The boots apply rhythmic pressure to the legs to improve circulation and move excess fluid out, which can ease heavy, tired legs after a long day of walking, a round of golf or a doubles match. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Their start was delayed by Serena and Venus Williams’ doubles match, which went three hours — extraordinarily long for doubles. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubles

Verb

Once the company and its shareholders become accustomed to such a financial boost, an environment where individual guest spending sharply increases even when domestic park attendance is soft or steady, there’s likely no turning back.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
This concern increases tenfold for flight attendants, as a negative interaction isn’t necessarily fleeting; they may be stuck in the air with rude or disorderly passengers for several hours.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of increases

Verb

An adjustable kickstand that folds out from one panel can support the screen array at a variety of angles.

— Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
The front cupboard hatch door, meanwhile, folds down to access the interior and create another surface for work and storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of folds

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Shortly after the Clooneys welcomed their twins in 2017, George and Rande sold their Casamigos tequila brand for $1 billion to British beverage giant Diageo.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
And James and Oliver Phelps, who played the Weasley twins in the Potter series, now serving as Cumming’s groundskeepers.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of twins

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The graffiti multiplies until no one notices the restroom itself is falling apart, until municipal officials arrive on the scene.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Every leadership promotion effectively multiplies that person’s behavior across the organization.

— Forbes Business Council, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of multiplies

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But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Silver will remain, though is highly likely to be a different shade — Apple rarely duplicates colors between years.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Interpretive guidance from attorneys general and relevant agencies comes first, as Attorney General Tong’s Connecticut advisory and Attorney General Campbell’s earlier Massachusetts advisory demonstrate, doing the threshold work that a substantial share of state AI legislation otherwise duplicates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026

Definition of duplicates

Noun

Most of the historic buildings and structures on Naper Settlement’s 13-acre campus are replicas of old buildings or were moved from their original locations and brought to the museum.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
In the public cloud, one patient or customer record can spread into replicas, logs, embeddings, feature stores, caches and model checkpoints.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026