Synonyms of mirror

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noun

ˈmir-ər 

as in glass

a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection

breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glass
• looking glass
• reflector
• pier glass
• hand glass
• pier mirror
• cheval glass
• dressing glass

mirror

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verb

as in to reflect

to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would

the still waters of the pond mirroring the cloudless sky above

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflect
• image
• copy
• replicate
• duplicate
• imitate
• clone
• reproduce
• repeat
• reduplicate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mirror

Noun

From there, our efforts to cybernetically steer the course of the world through imagistic reflection—via this mirror equipped with special eyelike features that is the computer screen—turn paradoxical. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

There are scanning systems, raster scanning systems, and there are spinning mirrors, and there are micro—there are MEMS devices. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

His research found that social media usage can mirror patterns seen in substance abuse. — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

By contrast, Murphy fashions the moment into a statement on trauma, with Bret’s reflections about his youthful naïveté mirroring some of the language of the #MeToo movement. — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing mirror

• mirror image