: 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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Ironically, its only real payoff is its surreal magnitude of Drake-centricity (down to casting a look-alike), which largely ends up being absurd and hilarious thanks to events entirely outside of the film’s purview. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025 Since then, numerous look-alike competitions have taken place around the world for celebrities such as Paul Mescal, Glen Powell, Miles Teller, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles. Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 Malicious emails or pop-up messages may contain attachments that when opened can infect your devices, or links that lead to look-alike web pages designed to steal your login credentials. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Brunelle asks each look-alike to bring three outfits of differing shades to the shoot. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for look-alike 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Feb. 2025.

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