correspondence

1 a point which two or more things share in common <the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common> Synonyms commonality, common denominator, congruity, similarity, parallel, resemblance, similitudeRelated Words counterpart, equal, equivalent; analogy; homologyNear Antonyms difference, discrepancy; deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity; change, modification, variationAntonyms dissimilarity

2 the quality or state of having many qualities in common <the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins> Synonyms alikeness, community, comparability, similarity, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similitudeRelated Words semblance; affinity, analogousness; equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity; identicalness, identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; exchangeability, interchangeability; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruityNear Antonyms inequality; conflict, polarity; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity; differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability; anomalousness, dichotomy; disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalenceAntonyms difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

3 communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system <piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author> Synonyms mail, matter, parcel post, post [chiefly British], snail mailRelated Words airmail, airpost, certified mail, registered mail, rural delivery, rural free delivery, special delivery, special handling; direct mail, junk mail, mailer; card, dispatch, epistle, letter, message, missive, note, postal card, postcard, printed matter; bundle, package, shipment