look-alike
or look·a·like
a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
a compatible: The leading brand of computer was expensive so they bought cheap look-alikes.
a pill or capsule that contains nonprescription stimulants, as caffeine and ephedrine, but is made to appear like one containing illegal or prescription stimulants, as amphetamine or biphetamine.
being or characteristic of a look-alike.
Origin of look-alike
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How to use look-alike in a sentence
All the prisoners tease him that they look alike, but he isn't the father.
Wedding Bells for Joran van der Sloot | Andrea Zarate, Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the surface, the Grace Kelly look-alike, already famous in her native Australia, has it down.
All the Ways Contestants on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Have to Be Crazy Perfect | Kelly Williams Brown | April 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThrough the look-alike project, they were finally able to meet each other, and have since become close pals.
Doppelgangers Really Do Exist: These People Are Strangers | Justin Jones | March 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I received a letter from a guy who met [his] look-alike one day on the beach,” Brunelle said of one of his submissions.
Doppelgangers Really Do Exist: These People Are Strangers | Justin Jones | March 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey may be any age up to sixty or even sixty-five, but when they are black and naked they all look alike.
"All buck privates look alike to them," added Rose, laughing.
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceThese twelve pictures of a famous woman flyer all look alike—BUT—two, and only two, are exactly alike.
To my eyes, girls far more and far oftener look alike now than formerly they did.
Women's Wild Oats | C. Gasquoine Hartley"They all look alike," murmured Clara Eversham, eying helplessly the silver border.
The Palace of Darkened Windows | Mary Hastings BradleyBut I'm afraid all jugs look alike to me; but then, the fact is I'm in the jug business myself.
The Little Brown Jug at Kildare | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for lookalike
/ (ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk) /
a person, esp a celebrity, or thing that is the double of another
(as modifier): a lookalike Minister; a lookalike newspaper
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