: 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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For the $500,000 question, the contestants were asked which star’s first claim to fame was entering a Steve Martin look-alike contest. Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025 Pictures shared on Reddit by the poster show the cats enjoying Robinson's new look-alike home. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 By luring the pythons to the rabbit look-alikes, biologists can save time that might otherwise be spent searching through the swamp for the snakes. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025 Once more, Andrea Hall originated the role of Marlena's free-wheeling, trash-talking, devil-may-care look-alike Hattie. Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 21 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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