correspondence

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Definition of 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, correspondence, parallel, resemblance, similitude

Related Words counterpart, equal, equivalent; analogy; homology

Near Antonyms difference, discrepancy; deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity; change, modification, variation

Antonyms 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, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similitude

Related Words semblance; affinity, analogousness; equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity; identicalness, identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; exchangeability, interchangeability; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity

Near Antonyms inequality; conflict, polarity; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity; differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability; anomalousness, dichotomy; disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence

Antonyms 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 correspondence, matter, parcel post, post [chiefly British], snail mail

Related 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