COORDINATES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of coordinate

as in reconciles

to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences coordinating the plans for the surprise party

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as in blends

to form a pleasing relationship a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detail

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noun

plural of coordinate

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry

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Recent Examples of coordinates

Verb

Nick Dazio coordinates Shred Stock as part of his job with the city. —

Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 The due diligence team reviews historical well records, verifies well locations in the field, assesses vapor and methane conditions, and coordinates closely with regulators and local agencies using a systematic approach. —

Tim Rathmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Choose a color and pattern that coordinates with your other furniture and decor to tie your outdoor space together. —

Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026 Going into each season, Macharia coordinates with Domiano to determine what can be expected of the garden’s output. —

Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 The program also coordinates intervention meetings involving law enforcement, probation officers, attorneys and social workers. —

Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 The Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce coordinates the performances and accommodates hosts' preferred musical artists and friends, but asks homeowners and musicians not to coordinate performances themselves. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 The gear selector moves from the center console to the steering column, freeing up space for storage and an easy to use rotary controller that combines volume, drive mode selection and atmospheres, which coordinates audio and internal lighting. —

Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The electrical activity may instead function as a biological signaling system that coordinates growth and responses across the mycelial network or even with connected plants. —

Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026

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At each sample site, Mario Muscarella, a collaborator and microbiologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, marked the precise GPS coordinates, identified plant species at the surface, and jammed a probe into the earth to measure temperature and moisture. —

Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 That means researchers can’t simply pull up a screen and check a whale’s GPS coordinates. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026 After each batch of 50 to 100 lobsters is tagged, the animals are released at the same coordinates where they were caught. —

NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Other Western styles include white cotton tops, faux suede coordinates with whipstitch trim and blue jeans with vegan suede paneling. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026 The action then resets with a fresh square, the blocky white elements stationed at different coordinates and ready to march across the plane in a new pattern of recession. —

Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026 As Pakistan is attempting to broker peace talks between the United States and Iran, an unnamed Pakistani official told Reuters news that the Israeli military had the coordinates to target Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and parliamentary ‌speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. —

Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Your precise coordinates are never transmitted to or stored by the AJC. —

AJC.com, 26 Mar. 2026 The exact address or coordinates of where the death occurred were also unavailable. —

Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

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There’s no ending for Heathcliff that reconciles him to the cruelty shown to him by Hindley Earnshaw, who hates him from the moment that his father brings him home.

— Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
By reframing effectiveness through the dual lens of character and context integrity, this approach offers a more realistic theory of leadership—one that reconciles the bright and dark sides and emphasizes the moral compass leaders need to advance the common good.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026