Parallel and Rectangular

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Parallel adjective - Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.

Usage example: parallel lines never converge

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Rectangular is an antonym for parallel.

Nearby Words: parallelize, parallelism, paralleled, paralleling, parallelise

Rectangular adjective - Having four right angles.

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Parallel is an antonym for rectangular.

Nearby Word: rectangle

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