Synonyms of doubles

Noun


1. doubles, badminton

usage: badminton played with two players on each side

2. doubles, tennis, lawn tennis

usage: tennis played with two players on each side

Noun


1. doubles, badminton

usage: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

2. doubles, tennis, lawn tennis

usage: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

3. double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser, base hit, safety

usage: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

4. double, stunt man, stunt woman, stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in

usage: a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"

5. double, image, look-alike, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

usage: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"

Verb


1. double, duplicate, multiply, manifold

usage: increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"

2. double, hit

usage: hit a two-base hit

3. double over, double, double up, bend, flex

usage: bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"

4. double, function, work, operate, go, run

usage: do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

5. double, bid, call

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

6. duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate, reproduce

usage: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

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