: 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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Istanbul’s skyline appears to be peppered with look-alike large mosques with Byzantine-style domes and tall minarets surrounding them. Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Expect live music from the Jack Shealy Band, a Jimbo’s look-alike contest and limited editions Jimbo’s hats and shirts from @sunandsons. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 Queens and viewers alike couldn’t stop talking about the Betty Boop look-alike with a weird sense of humor. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025 Amazon’s Shein look-alike venture, Amazon Haul, also stands to lose out. Grady McGregor, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for look-alike

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Apr. 2025.

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