doppelgänger

noun

ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər How to pronounce doppelgänger (audio)
variants or doppelganger
Definition of doppelgängernext
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelgänger

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Recent Examples of doppelgänger Bucky and Black Widow assemble the team after the Marvel Universe is threatened by doppelgangers of the Illuminati - a once secret group of superheroes who manipulated things behind the scenes. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,807 locations. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 Are the doppelgangers of MDR who work in the export floor’s control room, for instance, meant to be the same group who were shadowing our heroes in the woods on the ORTBO? — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
  1. twin
  2. image
  3. picture
  4. portrait
  5. counterpart
Noun
  • He and Amal, 47, share twins, Ella and Alexander, 7.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Just a short hike from the parking area, this rock art features several figures, including twins.
    — Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of twin
Noun
  • The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Many people are used to watching entertainment on their cellphones, with vertical images that don’t require turning the phone sideways.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of image
Noun
  • Zara and Eugenie, who turns 35 later this month, sported coordinating outfits with burgundy hues for the fashionable day out and posed together for a picture.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • To use the new system, fans use the app to take a picture of their face, which is converted into a code, which is then associated with the fan’s account and the image is deleted.
    — Josh Bruni, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of picture
Noun
  • He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Enter the boardroom and there is a framed portrait of Arend on the left-hand wall.
    — Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • To address potential risks of unauthorized alterations, the FDA implemented 21 CFR Part 11 in March 1997, establishing that electronic records and signatures must be as secure and tamper-resistant as their paper counterparts.
    — Christopher Petersen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • His counterpart, John Calipari, whose high-profile move from Kentucky to Arkansas was among the sport’s biggest news stories last spring, has one national title of his own and six Final Four appearances spread across three schools: UMass, Memphis and Kentucky.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of counterpart

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