TWIN Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

twin 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of twin

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a twin-cylinder engine

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twin

2 of 2

noun

ˈtwin

as in half

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities I've found one sock but can't find its twin

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as in image

something or someone that strongly resembles another some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves

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Recent Examples of twin

Adjective

The idea of finding true love, a soul mate, even a twin flame, is what keeps women swiping. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026 The twin-engine Cessna 441 had taken off from the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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London mobster Eddie Richardson, who fought a notorious turf war with the Kray twins before his life took an unexpected turn into art, has died aged 90, the Telegraph reports. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Bridegan, 33, had just dropped off the twins after taking them and his daughter Bexley to dinner when the ambush unfolded, prosecutors say. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twin

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin

Adjective

These were followed by black- and silver-dial models retaining the dual-color bezel.

— Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Announced at the Hot Chips conference, the processor is the first dual-architecture mainframe chip from IBM and is being developed for future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of dual

Noun

For now, Neda, a 34-year-old Tehran resident struggling with kidney disease and needing medication, is holding her breath as she is once again forced to buy only half of her monthly dose.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of half

Adjective

The products are one-megawatt-hour bounded futures and binary options, listed across the next 120 delivery hours, launched under a direct-access, fully collateralized model.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Sports event contracts and regulatory obstacles Prediction market platforms have launched products outside of binary event contracts.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of binary

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If cave paintings tell the stories of the earliest human life, factices — the once-ubiquitous oversized perfume bottle replicas — play a similar role in revealing the histories of fragrance.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Now, the moviegoing public can stumble on perfect replicas of theatrical blockbusters on numerous social apps and screen them in full before copyright teams can hit the panic button.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of replica

Noun

Members also flagged strong anticipation from North American press and said a Netflix awards team is preparing a campaign for the film that extends to a best picture push.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Live video is relayed to law enforcement, giving them a clear picture of what’s going on before officers enter the school.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of picture

Noun

On Thursday, however, good fortune found Ramos in the third inning, as the left fielder crushed an RBI double off the corner of Camden Yards’ right field wall.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Houston’s Jose Altuve tied the score with an RBI double in the bottom half of the inning, and Cam Smith put the Astros ahead with a sacrifice fly that scored Isaac Paredes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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