CORRESPONDENCE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

correspondence

noun

ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s

Definition of correspondence

as in similarity

a point which two or more things share in common the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common

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as in resemblance

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

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as in mail

communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author

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Recent Examples of correspondence Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyshawn Taylor has received some negative correspondence on his social media accounts since the KU alumni team’s TBT roster was announced. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Ferguson was featured in correspondence released as part of the Epstein files; however, the former Duchess of York hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the late financier. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Photos, notes, medical records, repair estimates, and insurance correspondence can help clarify what happened and make follow-up conversations easier. — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 17 July 2026 Craig then reiterated that the DOJ should stop any future direct correspondence with the secretary of state. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for correspondence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for correspondence

Noun

Minnesota said investigators identified some similarities in the timing of the recent incidents, in addition to the types of technology impacted, but had not yet confirmed that every incident was carried out by the same actor.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Still, there are enough similarities between what a mouse and a human eat that the data collected by such studies can still apply.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Definition of similarity

Noun

His resemblance to Tadzio turned heads in the nightclubs frequented by the young elite.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
However, Homer’s description of the Trojan War bears little resemblance to the war as described in a series of Hittite records, the only existing documentation of a political dispute at that time involving Troy.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of resemblance

Noun

Smith remembers eating Spam three times a day while his father worked odd jobs, including driving a taxi, before eventually scraping together enough money to launch a mail-order hosiery business.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 July 2026
There could be a time crunch, however, as general election mail ballots would start being printed at the end of August.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of mail

Noun

Cancy McArn, the district’s superintendent, sent a rebuttal letter Thursday to Gordon rejecting the county office’s conclusion that the new teachers’ union agreement would not provide enough financial relief to help the district avoid insolvency.

— Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of wartime letters from a man to his wife showed up at an office in 2022.

— Joe Heim, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026