doppelgänger
noun
, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈgaŋ-, -ˈgeŋ-\
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Synonyms for doppelgänger
Synonyms
alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, image, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin
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Still easy to distinguish from her doppelganger, because the latter would no doubt be a much superior president. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Ten: 8-26-19," 26 Aug. 2019 Senator Elizabeth Warren apparently has a doppelganger — and the two met at a rally in Minnesota on Monday night. — Jaclyn Reiss, BostonGlobe.com, "Elizabeth Warren met her doppelganger in Minnesota last night," 20 Aug. 2019 And although Jordan himself hasn’t appeared biking on the boardwalk, ice skating at the Carousel Hotel or stopping by Dumser’s for some ice cream, his Photoshopped doppelganger has been all over town. — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, "Photoshopped Michael Jordan sightings in Ocean City pepper social media as White Marlin Open continues," 7 Aug. 2019 The filmmakers recreated Brooks’ San Diego office in Memphis, and even bought a 1995 Jeep Cherokee for his on-screen doppelganger to drive. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Actors, attorneys and exonorees walk the red carpert at screening of ‘Brian Banks’ movie in Balboa Park," 4 Aug. 2019 Both are near Greenville, N.C. To see the up-and-running station alongside its vandalized, disused doppelganger is to glimpse a living world next to a dying one. — David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, "‘Voice of America’ exhibition is a fascinating look at early shortwave radio," 30 July 2019 Here’s a rundown of the film’s key players and their Hollywood doppelgangers. — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, "What did the real characters in ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ look like?," 27 July 2019 Remember all those episodes of MTV’s True Life where people went overboard on plastic surgery chasing a dream to be the doppelganger of their favorite celebrity? — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "5 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding To Undergo Plastic Surgery," 2 July 2019 Talented people like Caserio, director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort, and Jon Hamm doppelganger/director of pro scouting Dave Ziegler are marooned on the same rung of the advancement ladder. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Downside to Patriots’ system is evident in Nick Caserio case," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doppelgänger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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doppelgänger
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