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Definitions

look-alike

[look-uh-lahyk] / ˈlʊk əˌlaɪk /
NOUN
someone closely resembling another
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbon copy impersonator
STRONG
clone copy double duplicate match replica ringer stand-in twin
WEAK
dead ringer mirror image spitting image
Antonyms
STRONG
original

Example Sentences

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Wide gaps among look-alike funds are the rule, not the exception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The long and unexpected afterlife of the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

To test whether look-alike spiders were masking more than one species, Jochim and colleagues examined genomic DNA from Aptostichus simus collected throughout its range.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

That’s the beauty of a Chalamet look-alike competition.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

Or, You didn’t know she had a look-alike twin in Arizona!

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix