doppelgangers
Uncanny lookalike strangers
Doppelgangers are look-alikes—people who closely resemble each other despite being unrelated.
The word comes from German meaning "double-goer." In folklore, a doppelganger is a ghostly double of a living person, often an omen of misfortune.
Modern usage is usually lighter: Everyone says my doppelganger works at the coffee shop downtown.
Also spelled doppelgängers.
One of matched pair
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- duplicateExact replica of original
mirror image · carbon copy · impersonator · resemblance · identical · separated at birth · genetic · features
Spectral apparition of someone
- fetchGo get and return
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- omenProphetic indicator
harbinger · phantom · specter · ghostly · uncanny · premonition · folklore · death omen
A secondary persona
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- Jekyll and HydeDual-natured person archetype
- split personalityFragmented identity disorder
- other halfInformal term for spouse
dark side · unconscious · repressed · projection · Jungian · archetype · inner demon · hidden self
Morally inverted lookalike
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- body snatcherGrave robber for cadavers
changeling · replicant · android · duplicate · invasion · replacement · sinister · plot device
AI-manipulated video mimicry
- avatarDigital user representation
- botAutomated software agent
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- fake profileFabricated online identity
catfish · identity theft · impersonation · facial recognition · biometric · spoofing · virtual · hologram
twin
One of matched pair
- dead ringerExact duplicate in appearance
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
- cloneGenetically identical organism
duplicate · mirror image · carbon copy · impersonator · resemblance · identical · separated at birth · genetic · features · facial
wraith
Spectral apparition of someone
- fetchGo get and return
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
omen · harbinger · phantom · specter · ghostly · uncanny · premonition · folklore · death omen · evil twin
alter ego
A secondary persona
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- Jekyll and HydeDual-natured person archetype
- split personalityFragmented identity disorder
other half · dark side · unconscious · repressed · projection · Jungian · archetype · inner demon · hidden self · dual nature
evil twin
Morally inverted lookalike
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
body snatcher · changeling · replicant · android · duplicate · invasion · replacement · sinister · plot device · horror
deepfake
AI-manipulated video mimicry
- avatarDigital user representation
- botAutomated software agent
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
fake profile · catfish · identity theft · impersonation · facial recognition · biometric · spoofing · virtual · hologram · CGI
- How I Met Your MotherBarney Stinson, Robin, Tracy, legendary, suit up
- apparitionsghosts, phantoms, specters, wraiths, shades
- paranormalghosts, paranormal, haunting, poltergeist, apparition
- doublesdoubles, twin, twins, duplicate, duplicates
- fearsspiders, snakes, falling, heights, death
- ghostsapparitions, ghosts, apparition, phantoms, specter
doppelgangersone-of-a-kind
Having no equivalent
originals · polar opposites · complete strangers · mismatches · uniques
doppelgangersoriginals
Authentic first versions
the real thing · genuine articles · one-of-a-kind · prototypes · archetypes