doppelgängers
Uncanny lookalike strangers
Doppelgängers is the plural of doppelgänger, a German word meaning a ghostly double or look-alike of a living person.
In folklore, seeing one's doppelgänger was an omen of death.
The word now typically describes any striking resemblance: Everyone has a doppelgänger somewhere.
The umlaut is often dropped in English: doppelgangers.
One of matched pair
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- mirror imageReversed visual duplicate
impersonator · identical stranger · separated twins · uncanny resemblance · carbon copy · duplicate · exact match
Go get and return
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- omenProphetic indicator
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
harbinger · shadow self · folklore · evil twin · paranormal · uncanny · curse · foreboding
Fragmented identity disorder
- alter egoA secondary persona
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
mirror · Jung · unconscious · dark side · hidden self · projection · psyche · inner demon
19th-century Russian author
- PoeAmerican gothic writer's surname
- Jekyll and HydeDual-natured person archetype
- StevensonScottish family name
- dualityTwofold nature
gothic · motif · Nabokov · Conrad · foil character · literary device · symbolism · Hoffmann
AI-manipulated video mimicry
- avatarDigital user representation
- digital twinSimulated replica of physical object
- face swapSuperimpose two countenances
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
catfish · online impersonation · fake profile · facial recognition · phishing · identity fraud · bot
twin
One of matched pair
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
mirror image · impersonator · identical stranger · separated twins · uncanny resemblance · carbon copy · duplicate · exact match
fetch
Go get and return
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- omenProphetic indicator
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
spirit · harbinger · shadow self · folklore · evil twin · paranormal · uncanny · curse · foreboding · phantom
split personality
Fragmented identity disorder
- alter egoA secondary persona
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
identity crisis · mirror · Jung · unconscious · dark side · hidden self · projection · psyche · inner demon · duality
Dostoevsky
19th-century Russian author
- PoeAmerican gothic writer's surname
- Jekyll and HydeDual-natured person archetype
- StevensonScottish family name
duality · gothic · motif · Nabokov · Conrad · foil character · literary device · symbolism · Hoffmann · protagonist
deepfake
AI-manipulated video mimicry
- avatarDigital user representation
- digital twinSimulated replica of physical object
- face swapSuperimpose two countenances
identity theft · catfish · online impersonation · fake profile · facial recognition · phishing · identity fraud · bot
doppelgängersoriginals
Authentic first versions
the real thing · genuine article · one of a kind · one-of-a-kind · prototypes
doppelgängersblood relatives
Family by birth
identical twins · family members · kin · siblings · kinfolk