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

Example Sentences

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But one of their most prominent modern counterparts may only have a digital footprint to leave behind for some of his most ambitious concepts.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The most advanced cybersecurity capabilities in the world are no longer in the hands of the National Security Agency and its foreign counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But even bestselling nonfiction titles pale in comparison with their fiction counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Advance meetings are then held with counterparts from the other country to work out an agenda and to agree on as many issues as possible before the heads of state sit down to talk.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

It was also the case that Jamaica’s English elite, unlike their counterparts in the United States, had little interest in the grand project of nation building.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell