identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin
as in doubles

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twins
  1. doubles
  2. equivalents
  3. duplicates
  4. mirror images
  5. equals
  6. carbon copies
  7. peers
  8. similarities
Noun
  • Campusano had a pair of doubles, including one off the wall in right-center with the bases loaded in the fifth inning to drive in two runs and give the Padres a 5-3 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • He was designated for assignment Tuesday after going 3-for-6 with two doubles, two RBIs, two walks and four runs in three games with the Red Sox.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • His buyback calculation is based on a regulatory filing Berkshire made in July tied to Chairman Warren Buffett’s charitable stock donation, which disclosed his economic ownership of the company’s Class A share equivalents.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There are fewer unions, and the West End artists are paid less money than their equivalents on Broadway.
    — Katie North, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of equivalents
Noun
  • The 56 designated as Tough Ones are all duplicates from one of the other two types.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some sets come with additional lids, which may be duplicates or something unique, such as specially sized lids for soda bottles.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplicates
Noun
  • The narrator spends years assembling the truth of this death, concealed by his family, and discovers that Calcutta and Dhaka experienced those riots as mirror images of each other.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Foreign Tongues was built around leftover material from the Hackney Diamonds sessions, and the two albums are such mirror images of one another that they may as well have been released together, Use Your Illusion-style.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of mirror images
Noun
  • Men are supposed to pay for dinner but also treat women as equals; to initiate flirty banter but never be creepy or aggressive; to be sturdy and masculine but also empathetic and thoughtful.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This is a partnership of equals—not in the size of our populations, but in the depth of our commitments.
    — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of equals
Noun
  • The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Their second and third goals were almost carbon copies, too.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of carbon copies
Noun
  • Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, India’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged in contrast to many of its Asian peers, who hiked rates to tackle inflationary headwinds caused by the disruption of global energy supply chains amid the Iran war.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Seeing the father/son duo share a moment on stage drew similarities to what Bates City native Autumn Stump was feeling attending the show with her daughter, 16-year-old Georgia.
    — Joseph Hernandez August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Alosco said there are many similarities between Alzheimer’s and CTE because both are degenerative brain diseases, but there are also some key differences, and mapping out those discrepancies is key to figuring out a way to diagnose CTE properly.
    — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of similarities
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

identical twin
identical twins
identifiable
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Identical twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twins. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of oxymoron

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Is “GIF” Pronounced “Jiff” or “Giff”?

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All