counterpart

coun·ter·part

noun \-ˌpärt\

Definition of COUNTERPART

1

: one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate

2

a : a thing that fits another perfectly

b : something that completes : complement

3

a : one remarkably similar to another

b : one having the same function or characteristics as another <college presidents and their counterparts in business>

Examples of COUNTERPART

1. The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.
2. Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.
3. the lead actress and her male counterpart

First Known Use of COUNTERPART

15th century

Related to COUNTERPART

Synonyms

coequal, compeer, coordinate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer, rival

Related Words

analogue (or analog); double, half, mate, twin; associate, colleague, companion, copartner, partner; competitor

Near Antonyms

antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

Rhymes with COUNTERPART

à la carte, anti-art, applecart, beauty part, bleeding heart, Bonaparte, egg and dart, fall apart, flying start, for one's part, heart-to-heart, Liddell Hart, lose one's heart, martial art, mini-mart, on one's part, open-heart, plastic art, poles apart, purpleheart, Purple Heart, running start, set apart, take apart, underpart, upperpart