| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be alike |
Synonyms: |
agree, assimilate, collimate, collocate, compare, complement, conform, copy, correlate, correspond, equal, equate, imitate, keep pace, liken, match, paragon, parallelize |
Antonyms: |
differ, distort, diverge, separate, skew |
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be similar or consistent |
Synonyms: |
accord, answer, attune, be in harmony, blend, click, cohere, coincide, concert, concord, concur, conform, consort, correspond, equal, fall in with, fit, get along with, go hand in hand, go together, go well with, harmonize, jibe, match, parallel, square, suit, synchronize, tally |
Antonyms: |
differ |
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become adjusted; adjust |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accommodate, acculturate, accustom, adapt, become like, become similar, blend in, conform, fit, go native, homogenize, homologize, intermix, match, mingle, parallel, standardize |
Antonyms: |
not adapt |
| Main Entry: | balance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make equal; cause to have equilibrium |
Synonyms: |
accord, adjust, attune, cancel, collate, come out, come out even, compensate, correspond, counteract, counterbalance, equalize, equate, even, harmonize, level, make up for, match, neutralize, nullify, offset, oppose, pair off, parallel, poise, readjust, redeem, set, square, stabilize, steady, tie, weigh |
Antonyms: |
disproportion, overbalance, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | border on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come close to; approximate |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, approach, be like, be similar to, come near, compare, connect, contact, echo, impinge, join, lie near, lie next to, march, match, near, neighbor, parallel, resemble, touch, verge on |
Antonyms: |
not touch |
| Main Entry: | collocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compile |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, assemble, collect, collimate, gather, parallel |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine in contrast |
Synonyms: |
analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, hold a candle to, inspect, juxtapose, match, match up, measure, observe, oppose, parallel, place in juxtaposition, ponder, rival, scan, scrutinize, segregate, separate, set against, set side by side, size up, stack up against, study, touch, weigh, weigh against another |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liken, equate |
Synonyms: |
allegorize, approach, approximate to, assimilate, balance, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, come up to, compete with, connect, correlate, distinguish between, draw parallel, equal, equate, hold a candle to, identify with, link, make like, match, notice similarities, parallel, put alongside, relate, resemble, show correspondence, stack up with, standardize, tie up, vie |
| Main Entry: | correlate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equate, compare |
Synonyms: |
associate, be on same wavelength, connect, coordinate, correspond, have good vibes, interact, parallel, relate mutually, tie in, tune in on |
Antonyms: |
differ, disassociate, disconnect, imbalance |
| Main Entry: | echo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat, copy |
Synonyms: |
ape, ditto*, do like, go like, imitate, impersonate, make like, mimic, mirror, parallel, parrot, react, recall, redouble, reflect, reiterate, reproduce, resemble, resound, respond, reverberate, ring, rubber-stamp, second, vibrate |