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| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, complement, copy, correlate, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, mate, obverse, opposite, spitting image*, supplement, tally, twin, analogue, correlative, look alike, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | opposite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, colleague, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, partner, playmate, protector, safeguard, sidekick, co-worker, comate, cuz, pard, roomie |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | complement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | companion, counterpart |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, addition, aggregate, augmentation, balance, capacity, completion, consummation, correlate, counterpart, enhancement, enrichment, entirety, quota, remainder, rest, supplement, total, totality, correlative, filler, finishing touch, makeweight, pendant, rounding-off |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration complement means an addition will serve to complete something or form with it to make a whole while a supplement is an addition to something already regarded as complete or whole; complement can also mean 'the full quantity, number, or amount' |
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent |
| Synonyms: | alike, correspondent, counterpart, equal, like, parallel, same, tantamount, coequal, correlative, equalized |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unequal, unparallel |
| Main Entry: | copy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duplicate, imitation |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, archetype, carbon, carbon copy*, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto*, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, hard copy, image, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, miniature, mirror, model, parallel, pattern, photocopy, photograph, portrait, print, reflection, replica, representation, reproduction, similarity, simulation, study, transcript, type, ectype, microfiche, mimeograph, offprint, photostat, replication, reprint, rubbings, simulacrum, tracing, transcription |
| Antonyms: | original, origination, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | correlation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equating, equivalence |
| Synonyms: | alternation, complement, correspondence, correspondent, counterpart, interaction, interchange, match, parallel, reciprocity, relationship, analogue, interconnection, interdependence, interrelation, interrelationship, pendant |
| Antonyms: | difference, disconnection, imbalance, disassociation |
| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which exactly resembles another |
| Synonyms: | angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, duplicate, image, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, spitting image*, stand-in*, twin, impersonator, lookalike, ringer, simulacrum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | copy, reproduction |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, carbon, carbon copy*, chip off the old block*, clone, companion, coordinate, copycat*, correlate, counterfeit, counterpart, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, dupe*, facsimile, fake, fellow, imitation, likeness, match, mate, obverse, parallel, phony, photocopy, pirate, reciprocal, repetition, replica, second, similarity, spitting image*, twin, analogue, counterscript, duplication, germination, knockoff, lookalike, photostat, recurrence, replication, repro, ringer, stat |
| Antonyms: | archetype, model, original, prototype |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peer |
| Synonyms: | alter ego, companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin, coequal |
| Antonyms: | inferior |
| Main Entry: | fellow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male or female colleague, friend |
| Synonyms: | assistant, associate, cohort, companion, compeer, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart*, double, duplicate, equal, instructor, lecturer, match, mate, member, partner, peer, professor, reciprocal, twin, confrere, coworker |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | simulation, substitution |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterpart, ditto*, dupe*, duplicate, ersatz*, fake, forgery, image, impersonation, impression, likeness, match, matching, mime, mimicry, mockery, parallel, parody, phony, picture, reflection, replica, representing, reproduction, resemblance, semblance, sham*, takeoff*, travesty, apery, aping, duplication, echoing, mimesis, mirroring, paralleling, paraphrasing, parroting, patterning, ringer, simulacrum, transcription |
| Antonyms: | difference, opposite, original, reverse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | likeness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, affinity, agreement, analogy, appearance, carbon, clone, comparison, conformity, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, delineation, depiction, ditto*, double, effigy, equality, equivalence, facsimile, form, guise, identity, image, model, photocopy, photograph, picture, portrait, replica, representation, reproduction, resemblance, sameness, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude, study, uniformity, alikeness, analogousness, comparableness, identicalness, knock-off, lookalike, parallelism |
| Antonyms: | difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of a pair; partner |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, alter ego, assistant, associate, bride, buddy*, chum*, cohort, colleague, companion, compeer, complement, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart, crony, double, duplicate, familiar, friend, groom, helper, helpmate, intimate, match, pal*, peer, playmate, reciprocal, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick*, spouse, twin, analog, bedmate, classmate, coworker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction, denial |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, blank, cancellation, contrary, converse, counterpart, disclaimer, inverse, no, nothingness, nullity, opposite, opposition, refusal, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, reverse, vacuity, veto, void, disavowal, forget it, gainsaying, negatory, neutralization, nonexistence, nullification, proscription |
| Antonyms: | allowance, approval, permission |
| Main Entry: | opposite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something completely unlike |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, antonym, contradiction, contrary, contrast, converse, counterpart, foil, inverse, obverse, opposition, paradox, reverse, vice versa, another adverse, antilogy, antipode, antipole, contra, other extreme, other side, other side of coin |
| Antonyms: | likeness, same, similarity |
| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complement, correlation |
| Synonyms: | analogy, comparison, corollary, correlate, correspondence, correspondent, counterpart, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, kin*, likeness, match, resemblance, similarity, twin, analogue, countertype, duplication, homologue, parallelism |
| Antonyms: | difference, divergence, opposite, reverse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resemblance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correspondence, similarity |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, affinity, analogy, birds of a feather*, carbon*, carbon copy, clone, closeness, coincidence, comparison, conformity, counterpart, double, facsimile, image, kinship, likeness, look-alike, parallel, parity, sameness, semblance, simile, similitude, spitting image*, alikeness, comparability, like of, peas in a pod, ringer, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | contrast, difference, diversity, dissimililarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | twin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something exactly like another |
| Synonyms: | clone, companion, coordinate, corollary, counterpart, doppelganger, double, duplicate, likeness, look-alike, match, mate, reciprocal, Siamese twin, fraternal twin, identical twin, ringer |
| Main Entry: | chip off the old block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family likeness |
| Synonyms: | alter ego, counterpart, spitting image, second self |
| Main Entry: | alter ego |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | companion |
| Synonyms: | buddy, chum, confidante, counterpart, doppelganger*, pal, soul mate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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