: one that looks like another : double
look-alike adjective

Examples of look-alike in a Sentence

at first glance these two mattresses may be look-alikes, but a comparison of their innards tells a different story
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Many look-alikes will simply turn up and look like their doppelgänger, but Oliver embodies Brent for hours and hours, quoting beloved routines from The Office and improvising in character himself. Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Video from The Cut showed police putting one Chalamet look-alike in handcuffs. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 In the end, Miles Mitchell, a look-alike dressed as Willy Wonka, took first place. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024 Footage of the event saw at least one Chalamet look-alike led away by officers after having his hands zip tied. Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look-alike 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look-alike was in 1935

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“Look-alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-alike. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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