Antonyms for parallel
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : par-uh-lel, -luhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl |
Definition of parallel
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French parallèle (16c.) and directly from Latin parallelus, from Greek parallelos "parallel," from para allelois "beside one another," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + allelois "each other," from allos "other" (see alias). As a noun from 1550s. Parallel bars as gymnastics apparatus are recorded from 1868.
- adj aligned, side-by-side
- adj akin, similar
- noun complement, correlation
- verb be alike
- Our present financial condition is without a parallel in history.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- There is no parallel in history to the humiliation they have patiently borne.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- In all history there is no parallel case, and no official record such as his.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Surely, so far, the things for which both he and I were chosen were parallel.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- He will not only be a Prince now, but a master "without a parallel" in the liberal arts.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- To run straight, the axes of all the wheels must obviously be parallel.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
- I do it for a rather singular reason, which I will illustrate by a parallel.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- I pass all this by: I will run the parallel between the slave and wife.
- Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
- Personal charms, it would be ridiculous to run the parallel.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- The position of the bed, the idea of the draperies all are parallel.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
Synonyms for parallel
- agnate
- agree
- alike
- alongside
- analogous
- analogue
- analogy
- assimilate
- coextending
- coextensive
- collimate
- collocate
- comparable
- compare
- comparison
- complement
- complementary
- conform
- conforming
- consonant
- coordinate
- copy
- corollary
- correlate
- correspond
- correspondence
- correspondent
- corresponding
- counterpart
- countertype
- double
- duplicate
- duplication
- equal
- equate
- equidistant
- equivalent
- extending equally
- homologue
- identical
- imitate
- in the same direction
- keep pace
- kin
- lateral
- laterally
- like
- liken
- likeness
- match
- matching
- never meeting
- paragon
- parallelism
- parallelize
- resemblance
- resembling
- running alongside
- similarity
- twin
- uniform
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