COUNTERPARTS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

counterparts

noun

plural of counterpart

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done

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as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form

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Recent Examples of counterparts But defense lawyer Wada said they were seldom used when the detention was shorter than two weeks, leaving minors to face similar conditions to their adult counterparts. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 In another warning sign for Republicans, Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton both narrowly led their Republican counterparts, within the poll’s margin of error. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Emotional Dysregulation Is a Major Symptom in Women ADHD symptoms differ greatly for men and women, which is part of why women and girls tend to be diagnosed later than their male counterparts. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026 Our editors recommend introducing it to earthier counterparts like moss, mustard, and chocolate brown, so as to infuse even more visual richness into your ensembles du jour. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 One is that artificial flavors are inherently less healthy than their natural counterparts. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 Today’s counterparts are frontier AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, which command the human talent, data, models, and finance on which advanced intelligence depends. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Young Republicans are more supportive of addressing climate change than their older counterparts. — Geoffrey Henderson, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Even after the setback, young households remained wealthier than their counterparts were before the pandemic. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The order exempts stops at ports of entry, checkpoints and other functional equivalents of the border.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The company held almost $132 billion in cash, equivalents and short-term investments at the end of June.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of equivalents

Noun

Gacy painted over a thousand pictures, many of clowns, while on death row in the 1980s and 1990s.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
To my eye, the differences between the 17 Pro and Duo in good lighting were minimal, but the Duo did capture marginally better detail in low light (see the cat pictures).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Raman’s colleagues on the City Council have trashed her like bullies out of a boarding school novel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Virzi, a one-time doctoral candidate at UC San Diego studying clinical psychology, traveled to Pittsburgh in June 2024 to meet the twins and spend time with her best friend’s growing family.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Enterprise-level software capital is increasingly flowing into tech such as Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) and digital twins to simulate layouts, predict congestion and dynamically reroute inventory.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of twins

Noun

Rights, approvals and protections for digital replicas, voice, likeness and content now have to be addressed up front, not as an afterthought.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn State University have modeled its acoustic properties, drawing on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of replicas

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Additionally, partners need to have a clear understanding of how the innovator, supply chain and brand will share the risks associated with adopting a new technology.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

After a drone lands, the CLARKE system can analyze images without an internet connection, and teams can then send compact reports detailing building damage and road conditions, rather than huge image files.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
However, the available images do not establish whether the pods represent a permanent upgrade, a testing configuration, or an operational capability.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

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