Synonyms for parallel
- adjective
- noun
- verb
Most common
akin concurrent analogous equidistant correlative nonconvergent
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
analogous, concurrent, similar, equidistant, equal, like, akin, correlative, collateral, allied, obverse, correspondent, nonconvergent
Noun
1. Comparison
Verb
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Equally distant from one another at all points.
The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
- n. 1
One of a set of parallel lines.
- v. 1
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
Forms
- Plural
- parallels → comparisons, similarities, compares, resemblances…
- Past participle
- paralleled
e.g. paralleled → twinned, duplicated, counterparted, imitated…
Example sentences
- akin This problem is akin to the one we had last year.
- analogous The human heart is analogous to a pump.
- equidistant Two parallel lines are equidistant.
- correlative How are rights and duties correlative?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| parallel | steady | |
| akin | rising | |
| concurrent | steady | |
| analogous | falling | |
| equidistant | falling | |
| correlative | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- like1, twin1, akin2
- 5 letters
- touch1, equal2
- 6 letters
- allied2, analog3
- 7 letters
- similar3, compare2, imitate3, obverse2
- 8 letters
- latitude3, likeness2, analogue3
- 9 letters
- duplicate3, analogous4, collimate
- 10 letters
- comparison4, collateral4, similarity5, concurrent3
- 11 letters
- counterpart3, resemblance3, equidistant, correlative
- 13 letters
- correspondent4, nonconvergent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (akin2 = 2 syllables).