Alter ego and Match

Alter ego

Alter ego noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch

Match and alter ego are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Match" instead a noun phrase "Alter ego".

Match

Match noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Usage example: Erin is so nearly my exact match you'd think she must be my twin and not just my cousin

Alter ego and match are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter ego" instead a noun "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Both terms in one sentence

  • The Midnight Rider was Dusty Rhodes' masked alter ego and Dusty was slated to be in the Midnight Rider's corner for a match.
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