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Synonyms for mirror

Most common

glass speculum cheval glass reflector pattern model

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Glass — A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects…

glass, speculum, cheval glass, reflector, looking-glass dated

Verb

Other

reflect, transclude rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

    He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.

  2. n. 2

    An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

    His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.

  3. v. 1

    To reflect, as in a mirror.

Forms

Plural
mirrors → glasses, speculums, reflectors, looking-glasses…
Past participle
mirrored
e.g. mirrored → mimicked, resembled, imitated, reflected…

Example sentences

  • glass He began his meal by drinking half a glass of ale.
  • reflector That sticker is covering the reflector.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mirrorrising
glasssteady
reflectorfalling
speculumsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
type1
5 letters
model2, glass1, mimic2
7 letters
example3, pattern2, reflect2, imitate3, paragon3
8 letters
resemble3, exemplar3, speculum
9 letters
prototype3, reflector3, archetype3
10 letters
transclude

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (model2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
miroir
Italiano
specchio
Deutsch
Spiegel
Català
mirall