CORRESPONDING Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-diŋ

Definition of corresponding

as in similar

having qualities in common solving a crime and diagnosing a disease are corresponding tasks: they both require a meticulous search for clues

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corresponding

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verb

present participle of correspond

as in writing

to engage in an exchange of written messages old friends who have been corresponding for years

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as in coinciding

to be in agreement on every point the menu for the wedding banquet corresponds exactly with everyone's special requests

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Recent Examples of corresponding

Adjective

In Tuesday’s corresponding move, the Sox designated pitcher José Urquidy for assignment. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 After two hours of practice, with the 10-foot-tall fences doing little to muffle the bullhorn orders and corresponding groans, the huddle broke and the personalities sprung to life. — Noah White, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

The corresponding court documents vanished from the online server, and the woman’s attorney declined to provide any information about the woman’s allegations. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for corresponding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corresponding

Adjective

Researchers have documented similar benefits around the globe.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Airlines, including Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, have started offering similar rewards cards through their partner, JPMorgan Chase.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of similar

Verb

Reducing Burnout With An AI-Powered Therapy Scribe Therapists across behavioral health, physical therapy and occupational therapy sectors often spend hours after sessions writing notes.

— Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
My first Herald job was answering phones and writing a local bowling column.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of writing

Verb

Shares of the coffee chain are still up about 11% this year, but have fallen 14% since late August, coinciding with a broader sell-off in consumer stocks as higher gas prices raise concerns about household spending.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
The city of London is back in action, its famous gray clouds have returned to the city’s skyline for fall coinciding with the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week this month and Frieze Week in October.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Adjective

The senator said the Food and Drug Administration's model of pharmaceutical regulation is analogous to the AI debate.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
In some ways, shorebirds are analogous to the wolves that hunt the deer and elk populations that eat the tree saplings that become the trees that beavers use to build dams that help the fish—and so on.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of analogous

Verb

Are my thoughts and actions consistently conforming to the wisdom and guidance in the Scriptures?

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of conforming

Verb

To maintain eligibility, households consisting entirely of full-time students may be required to provide documentation to their property manager demonstrating that at least one of the above exceptions is met.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Launch of the app represents the latest move by Versant, a spin-off from NBCUniversal consisting largely of traditional cable assets, to diversify its revenue with more direct-to-consumer products.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of consisting

Adjective

The public allegations offered The Star and readers a unique opportunity to learn more about the often undisclosed abuse and inappropriate workplace behavior that bar employees face and question what accountability looks like in such cases.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Normally, such coordination is the nervous system’s job, carried out by little electrical signals traveling along nerves.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026