parallels

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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complement, correlation n.
be alike v.

NOUN

complement, correlation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy comparison corollary resemblance similarity

STRONG

analogue correlate correspondence correspondent counterpart double duplicate duplication equal equivalent kin likeness match parallelism twin

WEAK

countertype homologue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

divergence opposite reverse

VERB

be alike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complement correlate correspond imitate

STRONG

agree assimilate collimate collocate compare conform copy equal equate liken match paragon parallelize

WEAK

keep pace

Antonyms

STRONGEST

differ

STRONG

disagree imbalance refuse

WEAK

distort diverge separate skew

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parallels

Throughout, Bergman artfully but never rigidly emphasizes parallels between them, even having Alma seem to stand in place for Elisabet in scenes with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“East of Eden” parallels the Biblical story of Cain and Abel first through Adam and Charles Trask, then again through Adam’s twin sons Aron and Caleb.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Wigglesworth: There are parallels between the 19th-century railway boom and the AI boom today.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Harwood noticed parallels between her own life and that of Miles.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Iron Worm squeaks, groans, and clanks—black tankers, rust-colored boxcars, and gray hoppers winding north on a single track that parallels the Pacific coast.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario