| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a pair |
Synonyms: |
as much again, bifold, binary, binate, coupled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex, duplicate, duplicated, geminate, paired, repeated, second, twice, twin, two times, twofold |
Antonyms: |
single |
| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which exactly resembles another |
Synonyms: |
angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, dead ringer, duplicate, image, impersonator, lookalike, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, ringer, simulacrum, spitting image, stand-in, twin |
| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make two of; make twice as large |
Synonyms: |
amplify, augment, dualize, dupe, duplicate, duplify, enlarge, fold, grow, increase, infold, loop, magnify, multiply, plait, pleat, plicate, redouble, repeat, replicate, supplement |
Antonyms: |
disect, divide, halve |
| Main Entry: | about-face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete change |
Synonyms: |
180 degree turn, change, change in direction, changeabout, double, doubleback, overturning, policy change, repeal, retraction, reversal, reverse, switch, turn, turnabout, turnaround, u-turn, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
Xerox, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, associated, carbon copy, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, mated, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, same difference, similar, spitting image, undifferentiated, uniform |
Antonyms: |
different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
backup, double, equivalent, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, surrogate |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
Antonyms: |
necessity |
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form or cause a curve |
Synonyms: |
angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | clone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exact duplicate |
Synonyms: |
act-alike, copy, double, duplicate, look-alike computer, reproduction, twin |
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
Synonyms: |
accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, co-worker, colleague, comate, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, cuz, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, pard, partner, playmate, protector, roomie, safeguard, sidekick |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | ditto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the same; duplicate |
Synonyms: |
clone, copy, double, duplication, facsimile, likewise, reproduction, the above, the very words |