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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for parallel

Noun

1. analogue, analog, parallel, similarity
usage: something having the property of being analogous to something else
2. latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel, line
usage: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Verb

1. parallel, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
usage: be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2. parallel, collimate, change, alter, modify
usage: make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
3. twin, duplicate, parallel, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
usage: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

Adjective

1. parallel (vs. perpendicular) (vs. oblique), antiparallel, collateral, nonconvergent, nonintersecting, comparable, symmetrical#1, symmetric
usage: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
2. parallel, synchronous (vs. asynchronous), synchronal, synchronic
usage: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
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