Double
/ˈdʌb.əl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Double
noun
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
"Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
"On second thought, make that a double."
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
verb
- To multiply by two.
"The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."
- To fold over so as to make two folds.
"To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
"Our earnings have doubled in the last year."
- To get a two-base hit.
"The batter doubled into the corner."
adjective
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
"The closet has double doors."
- Of twice the quantity.
"Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes."
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
"He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother."
- Designed for two users.
"a double room"
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
adverb
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SYNONYMS
redoublefacsimilizetwofoldbinarytwinduplicatedoublydouble
ANTONYMS
halvehalf