look-alike
- 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
Exactly like the person or thing mentioned before
Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
Having very similar looks or qualities
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.