Parallel
Parallel adjective - Having qualities in common.
Usage example: parallel lives of two friends who first met in college
Synonymous and parallel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Synonymous" instead an adjective "Parallel".
Synonymous
Synonymous adjective - (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same.
Parallel and synonymous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Parallel" instead an adjective "Synonymous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- like and parallel
- like and synonymous
- correspondent and parallel
- correspondent and synonymous
- equal and parallel
- equal and synonymous
- equivalent and parallel
- equivalent and synonymous
- similar and parallel
- similar and synonymous
- alike and parallel
- alike and synonymous
- comparable and parallel
- comparable and synonymous
Both words in one sentence
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Nutt Death Not So Extinct: A lot of standard fantasy creatures are extinct, though that's often synonymous with "trapped in a parallel dimension".
Source: Literature / Discworld
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