What are some opposite words for double?

Antonyms for double
ˈdʌb əldou·ble

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term double.

Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 2 votes

  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"

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

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

  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"

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

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

  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"

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

    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

  4. doublenoun

    a quantity that is twice as great as another

    "36 is the double of 18"

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

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

  5. doubling, doubleadjective

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

    "I decided his double was a bluff"

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

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

  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

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

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

  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"

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

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

  8. double, doubled, twofold, two-foldadjective

    twice as great or many

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

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

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

  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"

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

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

  10. bivalent, doubleadjective

    used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

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

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

  11. doubleadjective

    large enough for two

    "a double bed"; "a double room"

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

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

  12. double, forkedverb

    having two meanings with intent to deceive

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

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

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

  13. double, duplicateverb

    increase twofold

    "The population doubled within 50 years"

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

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

  14. doubleverb

    hit a two-base hit

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

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

  15. double over, double, double upverb

    bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

    "He doubled and vomited violently"

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

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

  16. doubleverb

    do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

    "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

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

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

  17. doubleverb

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

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

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

  18. duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicateadverb

    make or do or perform again

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

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

    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

  19. doubleadverb

    downward and forward

    "he was bent double with pain"

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

    Synonyms:
    doubly, twice

  20. doubleadverb

    two together

    "some people sleep better double"

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

    Synonyms:
    doubly, twice

  21. doubly, double, twiceadverb

    to double the degree

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

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

    Synonyms:
    in two ways, doubly, twice

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 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

How to use double in a sentence?

  1. Harry Litman:

    The complication of the past 24 hours with the Paul Manafort plea agreement having imploded almost sets the table with a circumstantial case of obstruction, any pardon now would look like a reward to Paul Manafort for an extraordinary kind of double-cross of the prosecutor here both promising to be truthful and not being so, then funneling information to Donald Trump -- which I can not tell you how extraordinary it is.

  2. Dan Fass:

    Any double-digit win would really reassure everybody that the (Clinton) campaign is reaching the voters who are going to be the people in November that are going to carry her to victory.

  3. President Trump:

    Testing is a double-edged sword, weve tested now 25 million people. Its probably 20 million people more than anybody else ... Heres the bad part: When you do testing to that extent, youre going to find more people, youre going to find more cases. So I said to my people, slow the testing down -- please.

  4. Amy Arnsten:

    It's a double whammy. At the same time the prefrontal cortex is getting weaker and more primitive, the brain circuits that generate emotion like fear are getting stronger, you start seeing the world as harmful even when it's not.

  5. Greg Walden:

    My fear is that people lock in and kind of double down on their position.

How to pronounce double?

How to say double in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#350small
#398little
#578single
#1046double
#32675unambiguous
#47283unequivocal
#264396univocal

Translation

Find a translation for this antonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Discuss these double antonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "double." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/antonyms/double>.

    Are we missing a good antonym for double?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which word means life of the party, fun to be around, and full of joy?
    A Vivacious
    B Secular
    C Vexatious
    D Consolable

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for double: