Identical
Identical adjective - Resembling another in every respect.
Usage example: identical dresses whose only difference is a designer label that fetches a high price
Parallel is a synonym for identical in like topic. In some cases you can use "Parallel" instead an adjective "Identical", when it comes to topics like corresponding.
Nearby Words: identically, identic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- like and identical
- like and parallel
- correspondent and identical
- correspondent and parallel
- equal and identical
- equal and parallel
- equivalent and identical
- equivalent and parallel
- similar and identical
- similar and parallel
- alike and identical
- alike and parallel
- comparable and identical
- comparable and parallel
Both words in one sentence
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Some are exactly identical (like Hughes and Edward) down to the name while others (like Alfons, who is Alphonse's counterpart, and Noah, who is Rose's counterpart) are more individual but still parallel their counterparts.
Source: Identical Stranger -
Space Romans: Somehow Auran culture is all but identical to modern America right down to the names, which is given a parallel evolution handwave.
Source: Literature / The Mako Saga -
Also in Act 6 there was a long stretch with two parallel sets of panels, showing events that happened simultaneously in nearly identical locations.
Source: Infinite Canvas
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