parity

[par-i-tee] / ˈpær ɪ ti /

NOUN

equality, balance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistency uniformity unity

STRONG

affinity agreement analogy approximation closeness conformity congruity correspondence equivalence likeness nearness par parallelism paraphernalia resemblance sameness similarity similitude

WEAK

adequation coequality equal terms equivalency

Antonyms

STRONGEST

variation

STRONG

difference disagreement dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

dissimilitude imbalance inequality

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Morgan Stanley expects HDD supply and demand parity to be delayed until 2029 due to strong cloud and AI data growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

And he doesn’t expect supply and demand for HDDs to reach parity until 2029, which is 12 months beyond his original estimate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The move doesn’t exactly contribute to the idea of parity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Another method, purchasing power parity, shows how much Chinese can purchase at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Whites outnumbered slaves two to one in North Carolina, but in Louisiana and Georgia the populations neared parity.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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