look-alikes
Nearly identical people
Look-alikes are people or things that closely resemble each other in appearance.
The term usually describes someone who resembles a celebrity: Elvis look-alikes gather in Las Vegas every year.
It extends to products, buildings, or anything strikingly similar to something else: The generic is a look-alike of the brand-name drug.
One who copies others
- impersonatorOne who copies others
- mimicOne who copies others
- copycatOne who mimics another
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
stand-in · understudy · substitute · proxy · fill-in · actor · disguise · masquerade
Genetically identical organism
- monozygoticFrom one fertilized egg
- siblingBrother or sister
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- offspringBiological descendants produced
related · kindred · relative · descendant · ancestor · bloodline · lineage
Visual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
- similitudeQuality of being alike
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
- matchGame between opponents
parallel · analogue · equivalent · correspondence · congruence · affinity · kinship · comparison
Twice the amount
- twinOne of matched pair
- dead-ringerExact lookalike of another
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
fetch · alter-ego · phantom · apparition · wraith · supernatural · uncanny · eerie
imitator
One who copies others
- impersonatorOne who copies others
- mimicOne who copies others
- copycatOne who mimics another
decoy · stand-in · understudy · substitute · proxy · fill-in · actor · disguise · masquerade · pretender
clone
Genetically identical organism
- monozygoticFrom one fertilized egg
- siblingBrother or sister
- hereditaryPassed through generations
offspring · related · kindred · relative · descendant · ancestor · bloodline · lineage
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
- similitudeQuality of being alike
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
match · parallel · analogue · equivalent · correspondence · congruence · affinity · kinship · comparison · approximation
double
Twice the amount
- twinOne of matched pair
- dead-ringerExact lookalike of another
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
stand-in · fetch · alter-ego · phantom · apparition · wraith · supernatural · uncanny · eerie · omen
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
reproduction · bootleg · imitation · phony · sham · mock · pirated · fraudulent · spurious · bogus
look-alikesopposites
Terms with contrary meanings
contrasts · mismatches · polar opposites · odd couples · night and day
look-alikesoriginals
Authentic first versions
the real thing · genuine articles · authentics · one-of-a-kind · themselves
look-alikesone-of-a-kinds
Singular, unrepeatable items
originals · misfits · oddballs · nonconformists · standouts