Parallel
Parallel noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Usage example: her professor pointed out some parallels between the two novels
Resemblance is a synonym for parallel in similarity topic. In some cases you can use "Resemblance" instead a noun "Parallel", when it comes to topics like complement.
Resemblance
Resemblance noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Usage example: I see a family resemblance between you and your brother
Parallel is a synonym for resemblance in similarity topic. You can use "Parallel" instead a noun "Resemblance", if it concerns topics such as correspondence.
Nearby Words: resembling, resembled
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- comparison and parallel
- comparison and resemblance
- match and parallel
- match and resemblance
- equivalent and parallel
- equivalent and resemblance
- counterpart and parallel
- counterpart and resemblance
- matching and parallel
- matching and resemblance
- likeness and parallel
- likeness and resemblance
- similarity and parallel
- similarity and resemblance
How words are described
| close | close parallel | close resemblance |
| good | good parallel | good resemblance |
| physical | physical parallel | physical resemblance |
| notable | notable parallel | notable resemblance |
| Other adjectives: exact, fair, disturbing, obvious, blatant, small, definite, little, subtle, main, decent, interesting, deliberate, eerie, intentional, unintentional, visual, cultural, closest, closer. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The story bears an uncanny resemblance to the story of Robin Hood's first meeting with Little John, but they could simply be examples of parallel invention.
Source: Defeat Means Friendship -
A fictional president bearing a passing resemblance to George Bush appears in Justice League, albeit in a parallel universe run by the Justice Lords, who now decide when (or if) elections are held.
Source: Invisible President -
Feverish from tuberculosis, he hallucinates a dying dream in which he is exploring a strange fantasy world that seems to parallel aspects of his own life and music.Polka, a young girl with an uncanny resemblance to Frédéric's dead little sister, is one of the inhabitants of this otherworld.
Source: Video Game / Eternal Sonata
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