CHORDING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chording

verb

present participle of chord

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals

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The warmer water triggers corresponding shifts in the atmosphere that have a domino effect on weather patterns around the globe.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
The six original moments of silence represent the times when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck, when each fell and the times corresponding to the attack of the Pentagon and crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponding

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The key lesson for personal branding is to embrace distinctiveness, substance, and a unique voice, rather than conforming to generic professionalism.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of conforming

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While Questlove gushed about Black Thought’s lyrical prowess in high school, his longtime rap counterpart returned the praise, thanking him for introducing a level of musicality that changed his approach to rhyming.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
That biblical idea, alongside Twain’s notion of history rhyming, also explains Burns’ pursuit of an evergreen quality in his documentaries.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rhyming

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Aligning subsidies is also critical, because maintaining fair competition among North American companies and scaling up entire cross-border supply chains will be difficult without harmonizing how each country’s government supports its industry.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The Justices’ daily business involves resolving ambiguities, clarifying jurisdiction, harmonizing conflicting statutes, and adjudicating conflicts in special jurisdictions.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of harmonizing

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The country's ruling theocracy requires women to wear scarves that cover their hair and loose-fitting clothes that hide their bodies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Her headphones are on in the picture, fitting for an album made for an intentional rather than passive listening experience.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026

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