DOUBLES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

doubles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of double

as in increases

to make twice as great or as many we doubled our investment in six months

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as in folds

to lay one part over or against another part of double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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doubles

2 of 2

noun

plural of double

as in twins

something or someone that strongly resembles another he looks so much like you that he could be your double

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Recent Examples of doubles

Verb

At current growth rates, output per person doubles in twenty years in the US and takes forty-three years in the EU. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Watch On In this Canadian cult classic that doubles as a coming-of-age story, a sardonic goth transforms into a werewolf in the days leading up to Halloween and terrifies her younger sister. — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026 Why washable sofa covers matter for pet owners A sofa that doubles as a dog bed collects fur, drool and the occasional accident. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 Together, the Village of Ruidoso and its smaller neighbor, Ruidoso Downs, are home to some 10,000 residents, but that number more than doubles during the summer. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 The initiative doubles in size this year, with six projects selected, up from three in the inaugural edition. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Similar to the iPad Air and iPad mini, the power key doubles as a fingerprint reader. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Each fragrance is available as a $49 eau de parfum; a $25 body, hair and linen mist; a $20 solid fragrance that doubles as a bag charm, and a $10 scented candle. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Raking counts as moderate-intensity exercise, closer to doubles tennis and power yoga than just sweeping the porch. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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Halpin got his first postseason start in Game 5 of the ALDS and had two doubles. — 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 Forgan claimed the women's singles title, before joining her Olympic teammate Sophia Kirkby to successfully defend their doubles start title. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Padma Khanna and other doubles performed some of the dances instead of Kumari, which made the continuity puzzle harder. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Top performers Matt Olson has 34 doubles, 41 home runs and 93 RBIs for the Braves. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Each match features four singles sets and a mixed doubles Supertiebreaker. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Colorado’s Jeff Cirillo doubled twice in a 13-4 win over San Diego, giving him 51 doubles for the year. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doubles

Verb

Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
As the bleak second law of thermodynamics states, entropy always increases over time in a closed system.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

Verb

Adrien Michel, winner of the 2025 le19M Métiers d’Art Prize, introduced a capsule inspired by Marcel Breuer’s Cesca B34 chair, anchored by a shirt that folds out of a leather case made with Studio MTX.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of folds

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Harris pointed to Harris and Gill’s healthy older child, who was also living in the home, as evidence that something else was going on with the twins.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
The pathologists who examined the twins also said their causes of death were undetermined, Filicetti said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of twins

Noun

In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Silver will remain, though is highly likely to be a different shade — Apple rarely duplicates colors between years.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Interpretive guidance from attorneys general and relevant agencies comes first, as Attorney General Tong’s Connecticut advisory and Attorney General Campbell’s earlier Massachusetts advisory demonstrate, doing the threshold work that a substantial share of state AI legislation otherwise duplicates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026

Definition of duplicates

Noun

Rights, approvals and protections for digital replicas, voice, likeness and content now have to be addressed up front, not as an afterthought.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn State University have modeled its acoustic properties, drawing on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026