look-alike
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- adjective
- /ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk/
- In the movie, the actor had a look-alike who performed stunts on his behalf to save time.
- look-alike cars
Examples
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Everyone was amazed at how much the twin sisters look-alike, sharing the same hairstyle and clothing.
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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
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1.0
Exactly like the person or thing mentioned before
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1.0
Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
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Having very similar looks or qualities
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Exactly the same as another thing
Antonyms
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.