resembles
Bears likeness to
Resembles means looks like or is similar to.
One thing resembles another when they share features: The child resembles her mother.
The word applies to physical appearance, behavior, or abstract qualities: His argument resembles one I heard last week.
Unlike "looks like," resembles works for non-visual similarity: The situation resembles a crisis we faced before.
Resembling another thing
- alikeSharing key features
- akinRelated in nature
- comparableAble to be likened
- analogousComparable in certain respects
equivalent · corresponding · parallel · matching · congruent · kindred · cognate · homologous
One who copies others
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- imitateReproduce another's behavior
- apeTailless higher primate
parrot · mirror · echo · simulate · replicate · counterfeit · forge · impersonate
One who closely resembles another
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- twinOne of matched pair
- doubleTwice the amount
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
dead-ringer · clone · duplicate · replica · carbon-copy · reproduction · simulacrum · portrait
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
parallel · correlation · correspondence · equivalence · symbolism · archetype · exemplification · illustration
similar
Resembling another thing
- alikeSharing key features
- akinRelated in nature
- comparableAble to be likened
analogous · equivalent · corresponding · parallel · matching · congruent · kindred · cognate · homologous · approximate
mimic
One who copies others
ape · parrot · mirror · echo · simulate · replicate · counterfeit · forge · impersonate · mock
lookalike
One who closely resembles another
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- twinOne of matched pair
- doubleTwice the amount
counterpart · dead-ringer · clone · duplicate · replica · carbon-copy · reproduction · simulacrum · portrait · match
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
comparison · parallel · correlation · correspondence · equivalence · symbolism · archetype · exemplification · illustration · representation
evoke
Bring forth mentally
- reverberateEcho repeatedly, persist
- resonateVibrate or echo deeply
- recallMemory retrieval act
suggest · conjure · hearken · hark · reminisce · trace · vestige · remnant · shadow · ghost
- family resemblanceVisible hereditary similarity
- uncanny resemblanceDisturbing degree of similarity