Double
Parallel
Parallel noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.
Usage example: an advance that is without parallel in the history of virology
Double and parallel are semantically related in complement topic. Sometimes you can use "Double" instead the word "Parallel" as a noun or an adjective or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical double | physical parallel |
| exact | exact double | exact parallel |
| similar | similar double | similar parallel |
| perfect | perfect double | perfect parallel |
| Other adjectives: true, single, obvious, convincing, main, alternate, unwitting, thematic, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He correctly guesses that Ed is not a native of Earth and discusses the subject of parallel words with him at one point, wondering what his otherworldly double would be like.
Source: Anime / Fullmetal Alchemist -
If the blades come close to parallel in any of these planes, it presents an opportunity for a sword to slip out of the bind and makes a double-kill much more likely.
- Lucas in the Time Wars series dies in book 6, then comes back in book 9 when it turns out that his corpse had been replaced with that of his parallel-universe double, who had just been killed.
Source: Time Travel Escape
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