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Parallel Adjective Synonyms
similar, corresponding, congruent, analogous, analogic(al), correspondent, like, matching, homologous, coordinate, equivalent, coequal, proportional, proportionate, pari passu, mutatis mutandis, in proportion, uniform, contemporary or cotemporary
The situation in Northern Ireland could be compared with a parallel situation in Lebanon.

analogy, parallelism, equivalence, complementarity, relationship, kinship, correspondence, resemblance, likeness, similarity, symmetry, equality, coequality, parity, correlation, proportion, balance, equiponderance, equipoise, counterbalance, offset
One can draw parallels between the human arm, the fish's fin, the bird's wing. By way of parallel, consider the flood in the Bible and that in the Gilgamesh epic.

Parallel Noun Synonyms
analogue, match, homologue, equivalent, complement, counterpart, equal, coequal
Campbell found many parallels among the legendary heroes of other cultures.

correspond to or with, match, equate to or with, be likened to, correlate to or with, compare with or to, imitate, repeat, echo, iterate, reiterate, duplicate, follow, agree with, keep pace with, conform (to), balance, set off, offset, even off or up
In many respects, your attitudes towards life parallel mine when I was your age. A decrease in the rate of inflation supposedly parallels a rise in interest rates.

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