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adjective

ˈdə-bəl How to pronounce double (audio)
Definition of doublenext
1
as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined an egg with a double yolk

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2
as in twofold
being twice as great or as many after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants

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3
as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express she's known for speaking with a double tongue, so I doubt that her concern is very heartfelt

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double

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verb

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

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2
as in to fold
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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double

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noun

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

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double

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adverb

as in twice
to two times the amount or degree raced to his side double quick

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Recent Examples of double
Adjective
For the experiment, a Japanese manufacturing partner built a test magnet called a double-pancake coil using the UROCOIC conductor. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Junior Caminero singled, took third on Liam Hicks' double and scored on an infield single by Jonny DeLuca. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
The tariffs on many American products would double from 25% to 50%, with the largest share of the new measures affecting steel and aluminum. — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The Mets had a one-run lead coming into the top of the ninth, but right-hander Austin Warren put the first two hitters on base before giving up a game-tying RBI double to pinch-hitter Christian Yelich. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
Federer also played Roddick and Andre Agassi with doubles match teammate John McEnroe. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 Sabalenka was on the court with her mixed doubles partner Novak Djokovic taking on Kateřina Siniaková and Henry Patten. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Adverb
Instead, the judge awarded her just double what the New York Times was awarded for defending itself from Baldoni’s defamation case. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Gabriel Moreno hit a check swing RBI double that hugged the first base line and stayed fair before Geraldo Perdomo's two-run single cut the deficit to 4-3. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double
  1. dual
  2. twofold
  3. fake
  4. increase
  5. fold
  6. twin
  7. twice
  8. binary
Adjective
  • And when Ohtani, Judge and Tarik Skubal repeated their accomplishments in 2025 as NL MVP, AL MVP and AL Cy Young winner, something had to be done to commemorate that, too, so the dual Gold Logoman patch cards were created.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Softer labor figures would justify a balanced approach at the Warsh Fed, leading the committee to take the employment side of the institution's dual mandate into consideration, effectively loosening financial conditions.
    — Justina Lee,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dual
Adjective
  • Because of the marine heat wave, a UC Santa Barbara project that uses drones to observe sharks at a nearby beach has seen a twofold increase in white sharks so far this year, McCauley said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The reasons behind the rise in popularity of mineral sunscreens lately are twofold.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of twofold
Adjective
  • When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One is the behavior Mythos engaged in, which included spinning up fake GitHub accounts, and, in at least one case, impersonating a real software developer, to try to convince Demir to drop his objections to the dangerous code.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of fake
Verb
  • There are also increasing concerns that the Russia-Ukraine war could escalate, amid reports that CIA chief John Ratcliffe have made a secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Friday starts dry in the Twin Cities with clouds and temperatures increasing through the afternoon.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • For a precision folding bike where millimeter-perfect alignment dictates how smoothly the hinges open and close, keeping the metal perfectly straight is a manufacturing advantage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Temple of the Moon surrounds a 30-foot central tower with an organic, inward-folding design intended for gathering and reflection.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Prosecutors believe he was killed because of ongoing strife with his former wife, Shanna Gardner, over the parenting of their twins.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On a recent day, Ramadhan’s oldest child, not even 3, kissed the twins on the cheeks and recognized a photo of their mother.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of twin
Adverb
  • Lake Zurich and Antioch met twice last season, including in a second-round playoff game.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The top and bottom stripes, each of which is just as wide but twice as tall as the middle stripe, are respectively pink and blue, and the middle stripe is purple.
    — Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of twice
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the recent controversies around images of Ariana Grande and other actresses have made this argument less binary.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On Wall Street, the founders observed how institutional investors sought to trade such uncertain binary outcomes as Brexit and the 2016 presidential election through proxies such as swaps, options, and other risk curves.
    — Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Double.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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