noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈlʊkəlaɪk/
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noun
Meaning 1
Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
Something that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From look + alike. See also look alike.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
esh
— person physically resembling another person
Arabic:
شَبِيه
(šabīh)
— person physically resembling another person
Armenian:
կրկնակ
(krknak)
— person physically resembling another person
Belarusian:
двайні́к
(dvajník)
— person physically resembling another person
Belarusian:
двайні́ца
(dvajníca)
— person physically resembling another person
Central Bikol:
kalalawgon (Naga)
— person physically resembling another person
Central Bikol:
kapandok
— person physically resembling another person
Bulgarian:
дво́йник
(dvójnik)
— person physically resembling another person
Bulgarian:
дво́йничка
(dvójnička)
— person physically resembling another person
Bulgarian:
дво́йница
(dvójnica)
— person physically resembling another person
Catalan:
sòsia
— person physically resembling another person
Chinese Mandarin:
撞臉 /撞脸
(zhuàngliǎn)
— person physically resembling another person
Czech:
dvojník
— person physically resembling another person
Czech:
dvojníčka
— person physically resembling another person
Danish:
dobbeltgænger
— person physically resembling another person
Dutch:
dubbelganger
— person physically resembling another person
Esperanto:
duoblulo
— person physically resembling another person
Finnish:
kaksoisolento
— person physically resembling another person
Finnish:
näköinen
— person physically resembling another person
French:
sosie
— person physically resembling another person
Galician:
sosia
— person physically resembling another person
Georgian:
მსგავსი
(msgavsi)
— person physically resembling another person
German:
Doppelgänger
— person physically resembling another person
German:
Doppelgängerin
— person physically resembling another person
Greek:
σωσίας
(sosías)
— person physically resembling another person
Hindi:
हमशक्ल
(hamśakla)
— person physically resembling another person
Hungarian:
hasonmás
— person physically resembling another person
Icelandic:
tvífari
— person physically resembling another person
Indonesian:
yang mirip
— person physically resembling another person
Italian:
sosia
— person physically resembling another person
Japanese:
物真似
(monomane)
— person physically resembling another person
Japanese:
瓜二つ
(urifutatsu)
— person physically resembling another person
Macedonian:
двојник
(dvojnik)
— person physically resembling another person
Macedonian:
двојничка
(dvojnička)
— person physically resembling another person
Norwegian Bokmål:
dobbeltgjenger
— person physically resembling another person
Persian:
همشکل
(hamšakl)
— person physically resembling another person
Polish:
sobowtór
— person physically resembling another person
Portuguese:
sósia
— person physically resembling another person
Punjabi:
ਹਮਸ਼ਕਲ
(hamśakal)
— person physically resembling another person
Romanian:
sosie
— person physically resembling another person
Russian:
двойни́к
(dvojník)
— person physically resembling another person
Russian:
двойни́ца
(dvojníca)
— person physically resembling another person
Serbo-Croatian:
дво̑јнӣк
— person physically resembling another person
Serbo-Croatian:
дво̑јница
— person physically resembling another person
Serbo-Croatian:
dvȏjnīk
— person physically resembling another person
Serbo-Croatian:
dvȏjnica
— person physically resembling another person
Slovak:
dvojník
— person physically resembling another person
Slovak:
dvojníčka
— person physically resembling another person
Slovene:
dvojnik
— person physically resembling another person
Slovene:
dvojnica
— person physically resembling another person
Spanish:
sosias
— person physically resembling another person
Spanish:
sosia
— person physically resembling another person
Spanish:
parecido
— person physically resembling another person
Swedish:
dubbelgångare
— person physically resembling another person
Tagalog:
kamukha
— person physically resembling another person
Turkish:
tıpatıpı
— person physically resembling another person
Turkish:
eş be eş
— person physically resembling another person
Turkish:
aynısının tıpkısı
— person physically resembling another person
Ukrainian:
двійни́к
(dvijnýk)
— person physically resembling another person
Ukrainian:
двійни́ця
(dvijnýcja)
— person physically resembling another person
Urdu:
ہمشکل
(hamśakl)
— person physically resembling another person
