Synonyms of mirrors

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noun

plural of mirror

as in glasses

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

• glasses
• looking glasses
• reflectors
• pier glasses
• pier mirrors
• hand glasses
• cheval glasses
• dressing glasses

mirrors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mirror

as in reflects

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

• reflects
• images
• copies
• replicates
• imitates
• duplicates
• reproduces
• clones
• repeats
• reduplicates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mirrors

Noun

Mailaender used different types of mirrors, geometric wall patterns, colored cork and linoleum, wavy steel and deliberately 1980s-style locker-room doors. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

What to read next Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

My younger sisters, for example, often don’t use the traditional sentence construction in Pennsylvania Dutch; their syntax mirrors English a lot more than older speakers. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026

Of course, elements like the relatively modern side mirrors, LED lighting, and the overall dimensions don't hide the fact that a Miata is still hiding beneath all of that chrome. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Students can make mosaics, using pre-cut shapes of wood and gluing pieces of glass to the surface, making everything from decorative mirrors and picture frames to unicorns and owls. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Old-school details like push-button light switches, vintage mirrors, and retro board games are spread throughout the property, where midcentury modern design elements like natural wood grains, marble, and tile prevail. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026

Basnyet’s transition from public servant to private sector industrialist mirrors Nepal’s own economic shift. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Inside, five poles rise toward the ceiling, surrounded by mirrors, while lilac curtains drape to the floor. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

Erika’s mother, Lori, who is in the late stages of a neurological disorder that mirrors Parkinson’s, also lives in the complex, as does Turning Point’s top fundraiser, Stacy Sheridan, and her 11-year-old daughter, Grace. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

That progression mirrors one of cardiology’s most familiar stories. — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Crime in South Africa mirrors its larger economic inequality. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Although the scene mirrors the Kylo and Ren dynamic of alluding to the eventual shift in their relationship, Scanlon isn’t certain that choice was intentional. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Coxon is the existential-risk everyman — his delivery of the doomsday message mirrors everyday conversations people working in AI have with those in the ever-growing AI doomer community. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

These people love something so much that their devotion mirrors the kind of energy normally reserved for higher stakes. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after ​the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many ‌say mirrors the dangers women face every day. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

The program mirrors the work already being done at the Zoo as part of the national Black Footed Ferret Recovery Program, where ferrets are raised with similar goals in mind. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026