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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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 Ocean researchers, however, aren’t as gungho as their astrophilic counterparts. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 June 2026 Like their counterparts in the founding generation, most 19th century reformers had their own prejudices and their own ideas about whose liberation mattered most. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Bloomberg notes that Republican committees have more money in their coffers than their Democratic counterparts do, even as many Democratic candidates are out-raising their opponents. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Unlike larger corporate counterparts, SMEs don't always have the financial reserves to comfortably absorb geopolitical upheaval and rapid inflation. — Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments. — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Northern elephant seals, relatives of Neil, are a bit smaller than their southern counterparts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026 Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Summer League team got pummeled by their Memphis Grizzlies’ counterparts on Saturday evening, falling 111-74 in an opening game in Salt Lake City. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

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Noun

Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Among them are selfie sticks (or equivalents), oversized hats, clothing bearing political statements and large flags.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Ranging from the film pioneer Georges Méliès all the way through 2024’s Anora, Thomson’s survey covers silent pictures, the talkies, the studio era, the New Hollywood, and the age of streaming.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of pictures

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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

Scheduled to be in the field with her will be fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton and another powerful Jamaican in Shericka Jackson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of twins

Noun

While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of peers

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Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of partners

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Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Second, brighter satellites also create streaks in telescope images that mar observations.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 1 July 2026

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