Meaning of lookalike | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
2. A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
3. Something that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.
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Examples

“The cousins were such close lookalikes they could impersonate each other, and sometimes did.”

“A Queen Lookalike Fled Thailand of Lese-Majeste […] Mum Dew has been accused of trying to dress like the Queen Mother, Sirikit, wife of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.”

“Among competing products, a generic substitute is one thing, whereas a deceptive lookalike is another.”

“Only a lookalike, not a real hearse, it had just enough room in the trunk for one coffin. The other one would have to sit on the back seat. Pierre got a green canvas tarp and laid it out on the seat. Rico stood by, watching anxiously.”

“[The car] used by Ferris and his friends in the 1986 movie was not a real Ferrari. The Italian automaker made fewer than 100 250GTs, which cost $350,000 each. The studio saved money by putting a lookalike fiberglass shell on an MG.”

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