: 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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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of look-alike was in 1904

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“Look-alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-alike. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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