Synonyms for parallelism
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Noun
1. Similarity — the state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy
similarity, equivalence, analogy, affinity, sameness, correspondence, parity, resemblance
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Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
Forms
- Plural
- parallelisms → similarities, equivalences, analogies, affinities…
Example sentences
- analogy I see no analogy between your problem and mine.
- similarity The similarity between the two persons is astonishing.
- equivalence The tilde is used in math to denote equivalence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| parallelism | steady | |
| analogy | steady | |
| similarity | steady | |
| equivalence | rising | |
| coextension | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- parity3
- 7 letters
- analogy4
- 8 letters
- affinity4, sameness2
- 10 letters
- similarity5
- 11 letters
- resemblance3, equivalence4, coextension
- 14 letters
- correspondence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (parity3 = 3 syllables).