Synonyms for double
ˈdʌb əldou·ble

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1. double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-basernoun

   a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

   "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

   Synonyms:
   two-base hit, two-baser, two-bagger, look-alike, stunt man, image, stunt woman, doubling

   Antonyms:
   little, single, univocal, unambiguous, small, unequivocal

2. double, stunt man, stunt womannoun

   a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

   "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

   Synonyms:
   two-base hit, two-baser, two-bagger, look-alike, stunt man, image, stunt woman, doubling

   Antonyms:
   little, unambiguous, single, univocal, small, unequivocal

3. double, image, look-alikenoun

   someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

   "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

   Synonyms:
   two-bagger, two-baser, figure, trope, epitome, paradigm, ikon, icon, simulacrum, range of a function, figure of speech, image, stunt man, effigy, persona, look-alike, doubling, range, two-base hit, stunt woman, prototype, mental image, picture

   Antonyms:
   little, single, unambiguous, unequivocal, small, univocal

4. doublenoun

   a quantity that is twice as great as another

   "36 is the double of 18"

   Synonyms:
   two-base hit, two-baser, two-bagger, look-alike, stunt man, image, stunt woman, doubling

   Antonyms:
   single, univocal, unambiguous, unequivocal, small, little

5. doubling, doubleadjective

   raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

   "I decided his double was a bluff"

   Synonyms:
   two-base hit, two-baser, two-bagger, look-alike, stunt man, image, stunt woman, doubling

   Antonyms:
   small, single, unambiguous, little, univocal, unequivocal

6. double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-foldadjective

   having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

   Synonyms:
   triplex, triple, threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, soprano, ternary, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   unambiguous, small, univocal, single, unequivocal, little

7. double, dual, dupleadjective

   consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

   Synonyms:
   threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   little, single, univocal, small, unambiguous, unequivocal

8. double, doubled, twofold, two-foldadjective

   twice as great or many

   "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"

   Synonyms:
   threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   small, little, single, univocal, unequivocal, unambiguous

9. doubleadjective

   used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

   "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

   Synonyms:
   threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   small, single, unambiguous, univocal, little, unequivocal

10. bivalent, doubleadjective

    used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

    Synonyms:
    threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, divalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

    Antonyms:
    single, little, small, unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous

11. doubleadjective

    large enough for two

    "a double bed"; "a double room"

    Synonyms:
    threefold, three-fold, dual, duple, doubled, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

    Antonyms:
    single, little, small, unequivocal, unambiguous, univocal

12. double, forkedverb

    having two meanings with intent to deceive

    "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"

    Synonyms:
    bivalent, fork-like, bifurcate, forked, two-fold, branched, treble, forficate, duple, three-fold, twofold, doubled, pronged, threefold, dual, biramous, prongy

    Antonyms:
    univocal, single, small, unequivocal, unambiguous, little

13. double, duplicateverb

    increase twofold

    "The population doubled within 50 years"

    Synonyms:
    double up, twin, parallel, reduplicate, duplicate, repeat, replicate, double over

    Antonyms:
    single, little, unequivocal, small, unambiguous, univocal

14. doubleverb

    hit a two-base hit

    Synonyms:
    repeat, replicate, double over, reduplicate, duplicate, double up

    Antonyms:
    small, little, univocal, unequivocal, single, unambiguous

15. double over, double, double upverb

    bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

    "He doubled and vomited violently"

    Synonyms:
    double up, reduplicate, duplicate, repeat, replicate, parlay, double over

    Antonyms:
    single, small, little, univocal, unambiguous, unequivocal

16. doubleverb

    do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

    "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

    Synonyms:
    repeat, replicate, double over, reduplicate, duplicate, double up

    Antonyms:
    small, single, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal, little

17. doubleverb

    bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

    Synonyms:
    repeat, replicate, double over, reduplicate, duplicate, double up

    Antonyms:
    single, unambiguous, small, unequivocal, univocal, little

18. duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicateadverb

    make or do or perform again

    "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

    Synonyms:
    double up, repeat, parallel, duplicate, reiterate, twin, geminate, recapitulate, retroflex, reprize, restate, recur, reprise, iterate, double over, ingeminate, echo, replicate, retell, take over, reduplicate, copy

    Antonyms:
    unequivocal, single, small, univocal, little, unambiguous

19. doubleadverb

    downward and forward

    "he was bent double with pain"

    Synonyms:
    doubly, twice

    Antonyms:
    unambiguous, little, univocal, single, small, unequivocal

20. doubleadverb

    two together

    "some people sleep better double"

    Synonyms:
    doubly, twice

    Antonyms:
    small, little, single, univocal, unequivocal, unambiguous

21. doubly, double, twiceadverb

    to double the degree

    "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"

    Synonyms:
    in two ways, doubly, twice

    Antonyms:
    single, unambiguous, little, small, unequivocal, univocal

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   coupled, in pairs

2. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   twice as much

3. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   twofold

4. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, knavish, false, perfidious, hollow, insincere, double-faced, double-tongued

5. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   twice, doubly, twofold

6. doubleverb

   Synonyms:
   fold, plait

7. doubleverb

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, multiply by two, make twice as much

8. doubleverb

   Synonyms:
   (naut.). Sail round

9. doubleverb

   Synonyms:
   increase twofold, be doubled

10. doubleverb

    Synonyms:
    return upon the same track

11. doublenoun

    Synonyms:
    twice as much

12. doublenoun

    Synonyms:
    doubling, plait, fold

13. doublenoun

    Synonyms:
    returning upon one's track (to elude pursuit)

14. doublenoun

    Synonyms:
    trick, stratagem, ruse, shift, artifice, wile, manœuvre

15. doublenoun

    Synonyms:
    counterpart

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doubleadjective

   Synonyms:
   twofold, duplex, bifold, binate, equivocal, janus-faced, deceitful, insincere, perfidious

2. doublenoun

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, counterpart, duplication, plait, doubling, circuit, maneuver, shift, artifice, stratagem, ruse

3. doubleverb

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, fold, plait, pleat

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "double":

   dual, twofold, twice, twin, two-fold, duplicate, doubling, redouble, doubles, two-pronged, doubly, 2x, doppelganger, doubled, two-up, bend, twin-track, two-track, dual-track, duplicating, double-decked, fold, double-, doble, two-tier, duplication, two-factor, dual-, double-cross

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1. List of known nicknames for "Double":

   TAKAKO, Takako Hirasawa

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1. Daniel Andrews:

   It shouldn't take a crisis in Sydney for the Prime Minister to take action but we are seeing the same double standard time and time again. His job is not to be the Prime Minister for NSW.

2. John Carey:

   The dollar continues to strengthen. That's a double-edged kind of development in that it will lead to more investor interest in the United States, but on the other hand, it hampers the ability of U.S. multinationals to compete overseas.

3. James Butterfill:

   We believe investors have been very price conscious this year due to the speed at which prices in bitcoin achieved new highs, the recent price weakness, prompted by recent comments from Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Janet Yellen and the unfounded concerns of a double spend, now look to have been a buying opportunity with inflows breaking all-time weekly inflows.

4. Aimee Martin:

   Love is a flame that burns in heaven, And whose soft reflections radiate to us. Two worlds are opened, two lives given to it. It is by love tht we double our being It is by love that we approach God.

5. Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy:

   Our objective is to double our European and French renewables fleet by 2030 from 28 to more than 50 gigawatts.