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look-alike

look-alike

4 3.7
Very similar in appearance to another person or thing
  • adjective
  • /ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk/
translation icon : parecido
  • In the movie, the actor had a look-alike who performed stunts on his behalf to save time.
  • look-alike cars

Examples

  • Everyone was amazed at how much the twin sisters look-alike, sharing the same hairstyle and clothing.

  • I doubt the two groups like to think of themselves as ideological twins, but gosh, they sure do look alike.

    Blog text (26)
  • The basic construction of the campus is of little consequence, he taught, since classrooms and labs tend to look alike everywhere.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The Levittown complex, a series of look-alike home communities that flourished during the post-WWII days.

    Blog text (24)
  • They're all dressed up in look-alike shorts and t-shirts, and swinging towels around in the air like pom-poms.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He's a stocky little Jimmy Cagney look-alike with fierce blue eyes under bushy brows.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The two cars are look-alike models, but one has more features than the other.

Synonyms

same
vslook-alike
1.0

Exactly like the person or thing mentioned before

is used for looking very much like another without identical identity
similar
vslook-alike
1.0

Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same

is used for closer visual likeness rather than broad resemblance
alike
vslook-alike
359 1.0

Having very similar looks or qualities

is less exact and focuses on strong visual resemblance
duplicate
vslook-alike
3 3.0

Exactly the same as another thing

is about close appearance, not being an exact reproduced copy

Antonyms

1.0

Not the same as another person or thing

17 3.8

Different in appearance or nature

How Similar

identical
237 2.9
look-alike
4 3.7
alike
359 1.0
similar
1.0

Surface Forms

look-alike positive

Morphology

look-alike = look + alike (transparent) = look + alike

Adjectival use is a direct compounding of 'look' and 'alike' to mean 'very similar in appearance'.

Etymology

Look-alike is formed from the simple words look and alike, meaning 'looks similar'. That's why we call something 'look-alike' when it very closely resembles another thing, like a copy or twin image.