Double

/ˈdʌb.Ι™l/

The meaning and definition of Double, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To fold over so as to make two folds.
    β€œTo make a pleat, double the material at the waist.”
  2. To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
    β€œOur earnings have doubled in the last year.”
adjective
  1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
    β€œThe closet has double doors.”
  2. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
    β€œHe's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.”
Synonyms redouble facsimilize twofold binary twin duplicate
Antonyms halve half

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