| Main Entry: | commensurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adequate, corresponding |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, coextensive, comparable, compatible, consistent, due, equal, equivalent, fit, fitting, in accord, proportionate, sufficient, symmetrical |
Antonyms: |
inadequate, inappropriate, incommensurate, unacceptable, unfitting |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
Synonyms: |
according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, allying, analogous, approximating, approximative, close, coextensive, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, congeneric, congenerous, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equaling, equivalent, homologous, identical, in the manner of, jibing, matching, much the same, near, not far from, not unlike, on the order of, parallel, related, relating, resembling, same, selfsame, such, twin, undifferentiated, uniform |
| Notes: | use 'like' when no verb follows; use 'as' when a clause follows (which has a subject and a verb) |
Antonyms: |
different, dissimilar, unlike |
| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aligned, side-by-side |
Synonyms: |
alongside, coextending, coextensive, coordinate, equidistant, extending equally, in the same direction, lateral, laterally, never meeting, running alongside |
Antonyms: |
crooked, separate, skewed, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | conterminous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contained within the same limits |
Synonyms: |
coextensive, coincident, commensurate, coterminous, equal, like |