IDENTICAL TWINS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin

as in doubles

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Noun

Halpin got his first postseason start in Game 5 of the ALDS and had two doubles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, meanwhile, became the first American team to win a medal in Olympic mixed doubles curling, taking silver.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubles

Noun

The widening gap in French bond yields over their German equivalents has raised questions over whether the European Central Bank would have to take the expensive and politically controversial step of intervening to stabilize the market.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
In the summer of 2026, Ukraine also targeted multiple warehouses belonging to the Russian companies Wildberries and Ozon, which are Russia’s Amazon equivalents.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

Another 258 entries were duplicates, with the same unauthorized videos reported multiple times.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Finally, under Performance, the photo cleaner offered to free up storage space by deleting duplicate photos and photos that, while not exact duplicates, are very similar.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of duplicates

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In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mirror images

Noun

Baizhan tells me that Kazakh women were traditionally the equals of men.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
While the new country’s first decade set the stage for violent conflict, there was a time when the societies were learning from each other, shaping each other, and negotiating as near equals.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of equals

Noun

Their resemblance is uncanny; near carbon copies, some thirty years apart.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of carbon copies

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