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Nouns (4)

analogue, analog

n. something having the property of being analogous to something else

latitude, line of latitude

n. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Verbs (5)

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

collimate, make parallel

v. make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

duplicate, twin

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

parallel

adj. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

Fuzzynyms (85)

comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability

n. qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"

resemblance

n. similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

corollary

n. (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

correspondence, parallelism

n. similarity by virtue of corresponding

similarity

n. the quality of being similar

affinity

n. inherent resemblance between persons or things

counterpart, opposite number

n. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

revel, racket, wassail, make happy, make merry, celebrate noisily, make whoopie, whoop it up

v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"

double, duplicate, repeat, reduplicate, replicate

v. make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

copy, simulate, imitate

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

draw, tie

v. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

compare

v. be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

contrast, be in contrast

v. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

represent, stand for, correspond

v. take the place of

recall, echo

v. call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

illustrate

v. depict with an illustration

parody, spoof

v. make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"

equal

adj. well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

identical, indistinguishable, undistinguishable

adj. exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; "rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"

kindred, related, akin

adj. similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"

coincident, coinciding, simultaneous, coincidental, concurrent, at the same time

adj. occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events"

coordinate

adj. of equal importance, rank, or degree

relative, proportional, relative to

adj. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"

similar

adj. marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

like, corresponding, comparable

adj. conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

like, similar

adj. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality"

like, similar, alike

adj. having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

Synonyms (3)

comparable

adj. able to be compared or worthy of comparison

symmetrical, symmetric

adj. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

Antonyms (1)

nonparallel

adj. (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging

parallel

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