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| Main Entry: | corresponding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent, matching |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, complementary, consonant, correspondent, identical, kin, kindred, like, parallel, reciprocal, similar, synonymous, answering, correlative, coterminus, interrelated, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | disparaging, dissimilar, unlike, differing, mismatched |
| Main Entry: | correspond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, complement |
| Synonyms: | accord, amount, approach, assimilate, coincide, compare, conform, correlate, dovetail, equal, fit, harmonize, match, reciprocate, resemble, rival, square, tally, touch, be consistent, be identical to, be similar to, lip sync, partake of |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree |
| Main Entry: | correspond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate in writing |
| Synonyms: | answer, hear from, pen, reply, scribble, write, drop a kite, drop a line, drop a note, epistolize, exchange letters, have pen pal, keep in touch, put pen to paper, send letter, send word |
| Main Entry: | akin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related or connected |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, comparable, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar, cognated, connate |
| Antonyms: | alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, carbon copy*, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, similar, spitting image*, uniform, associated, mated, same difference, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | analogous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, similar |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, comparable, consonant, convertible, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, related, resembling, uniform, undifferentiated |
| Notes: | homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans, forelegs of cats, etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different origins when a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms, then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms, the relation requires the word analogous |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unlike, unrelated, unalike |
| Main Entry: | collateral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indirect, secondary |
| Synonyms: | accessory, accompanying, ancillary, attendant, auxiliary, circuitous, coincident, complementary, concomitant, concurrent, coordinate, corresponding, corroborative, dependent, incident, lateral, parallel, related, roundabout, satellite, side, sub, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting, tributary, under, added, adjunctive, adjuvant, appurtenant, confirmatory, not lineal |
| Antonyms: | chief, direct, main, primary, principal |
| Main Entry: | comparative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approximate, close to |
| Synonyms: | analogous, approaching, comparable, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, equivalent, like, matching, metaphorical, near, parallel, provisional, qualified, related, relative, restricted, similar, allusive, by comparison, contrastive, correlative, in proportion, not absolute, not positive, rivaling, vying, with reservation |
| Antonyms: | unequal, unlike |
| Main Entry: | complementary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filling, completing |
| Synonyms: | conclusive, correspondent, corresponding, crowning, equivalent, fellow, integral, integrative, matched, paired, parallel, reciprocal, commutual, complemental, completing, completory, correlative, interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, interrelating, mated |
| Antonyms: | independent, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | congruent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeable, harmonious |
| Synonyms: | compatible, conforming, consistent, corresponding, identical, in agreement, coinciding, concurring |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, incongruent, unharmonious |
| Main Entry: | consonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, consistent |
| Synonyms: | accordant, agnate, akin, alike, analogous, coincident, comparable, compatible, conformable, congenial, congruous, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious, in agreement, like, parallel, similar, suitable, sympathetic, uniform, according, blending, concordant, in rapport |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, dissonant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, incongruent, inconsonant |
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | matching |
| Synonyms: | alike, corresponding, duplex, equal, equivalent, identical, indistinguishable, same, tantamount, twin, twofold, dualistic, duple, identic, self-same, very same |
| Antonyms: | different, unmatching |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, carbon*, commensurate, comparable, convertible, copy, correspondent, corresponding, ditto*, duplicate, equal, even, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, substitute, synonymous, tantamount, correlative, of a kind, same difference |
| Antonyms: | changeable, different, dissimilar, unequal, unlike, mismatched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | identical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, equal |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, carbon copy*, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equivalent, exact, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, look-alike, matching, same, spitting image*, tantamount, twin, very, identic, like two peas in a pod, one and the same, same difference, selfsame, very same |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unequal, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | according to, agnate, akin, alike, allied, analogous, close, cognate, commensurate, comparable, compatible, conforming, consistent, consonant, corresponding, double, equal, equivalent, homologous, identical, matching, near, parallel, related, resembling, same, such, twin, uniform, allying, approximating, approximative, coextensive, congeneric, congenerous, equaling, in the manner of, jibing, much the same, not far from, not unlike, on the order of, relating, selfsame, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unlike |
| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlike, conflicting; completely different |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, different, dissimilar, diverse, facing, hostile, inconsistent, independent, inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, opposed, ornery*, polar, repugnant, retrograde, reverse, reversed, separate, unconnected, unrelated, antipodean, contrapositive, contrasted, diametrically opposed, differing, flip-side, fronting, paradoxical, unalike, unsimilar, violative, vis-รก-vis |
| Antonyms: | compatible, like, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proportionate/proportional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | balanced, corresponding |
| Synonyms: | commensurate, comparable, comparative, compatible, consistent, contingent, correspondent, corresponding, dependent, equal, equitable, equivalent, even, just, reciprocal, relative, symmetrical, uniform, commensurable, correlative, in proportion |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, imbalanced |
| Main Entry: | reciprocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exchanged, alternate |
| Synonyms: | changeable, companion, complementary, convertible, coordinate, corresponding, dependent, double, duplicate, equivalent, exchangeable, fellow, give-and-take*, interchangeable, matching, mutual, twin, correlative, interdependent, reciprocative, reciprocatory |
| Antonyms: | independent, singular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | particular, specific |
| Synonyms: | corresponding, each, individual, own, personal, relevant, separate, several, singular, various |
| Antonyms: | indefinite |
| Main Entry: | similar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very much alike |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, allied, analogous, coincident, coincidental, collateral, companion, comparable, complementary, congruent, congruous, consonant, corresponding, homogeneous, identical, in agreement, kin, kindred, like, matching, parallel, reciprocal, related, resembling, same, twin, uniform, coinciding, consubstantial, correlative, much the same |
| Antonyms: | alien, different, dissimilar, opposite, unlike, unalike |
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