counterpart

[koun-ter-pahrt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑrt /

NOUN

match; identical part or thing

Synonyms

STRONG

Doppelganger analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

opposite

Example Sentences

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This time, with a Test career on the line, he has worked with England fitness coach Pete Sim and Nottinghamshire counterpart Zac Bess to lose "five or six" kilograms.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

As the current foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi External link, who was my counterpart during the JCPOA, is quite capable in English.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said last week that US counterpart Donald Trump had told him it was time to "pay attention to the North Korea issue".

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

The discovery that millions of digital home devices are secretly powering dangerous cyberattacks began with a phone call more than two years ago from a top Microsoft security executive to his counterpart at Comcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

And to top things off, in August, in Los Angeles, Ulbrickson had watched his counterpart at Cal, Ky Ebright, win the sport’s most coveted award, an Olympic gold medal.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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