look-alike

or look·a·like

[ look-uh-lahyk ]

noun

1. a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
2. a compatible:

   The leading brand of computer was expensive so they bought cheap look-alikes.

3. a pill or capsule that contains nonprescription stimulants, as caffeine and ephedrine, but is made to appear like one containing illegal or prescription stimulants, as amphetamine or biphetamine.

adjective

1. being or characteristic of a look-alike.

Word History and Origins

Origin of look-alike¹

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase look alike

Example Sentences

They insist her boyfriend is a look-alike figure named Zimomo, but Pop Mart denies the relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

Even Wright has a look-alike actor daughter, Dylan Penn.

From Los Angeles Times

But the competition hits a lull when they want to sell off their handful of Chalamet look-alikes to the adoring women-dominated audience.

From Salon

The Oscar-nominated “Call Me by Your Name” and “Dune” star made a surprise appearance Sunday at Washington Square Park, where hundreds of fans and look-alikes gathered to crown the one, the only “best Tim.”

From Los Angeles Times

Second, they designed and constructed four novel CBN analogs -- chemical look-alikes -- in which those fragments were amplified, then moved them on to drug screening.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• carbon copy
• impersonator