counterparts

NOUN

match; identical part or thing

Synonyms

STRONG

analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto doppelganger duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate obverse opposite pendant ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

carbon copy dead ringer look alike opposite number peas in a pod spit and image spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

STRONG

original

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counterparts

Asked about widespread protests in France, Rubio added that he was not worried and trusted US counterparts on the ground who advised him it is safe to attend the G7 meeting.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

U.S. diplomats urged their Arab counterparts to prepare for an intense period of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The two Democrats, both longtime climate hawks, spent most of this Congress negotiating the bill with their Republican counterparts, West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Utah Sen. Mike Lee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Public alternative investments are significantly cheaper than their private counterparts; however, their annual fees are above traditional stock and bond index funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

By the 1700s, women divers from Jeju and surrounding islands outnumbered their male counterparts, due in great measure to the fact that so many Korean men had died during wars or deep-sea fishing accidents.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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