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

The corresponding figures for 2025 were 23 percent and 21 percent, based on respondents’ recollections rather than a separate survey conducted last year. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 The mogul opened with stories from her childhood while screens behind her showed corresponding images. — Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

Students need to turn in eight stories a semester – with corresponding editing and producing assignments that include video, an email newsletter and social media – to get class credit. — Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 In a corresponding move, the Panthers promoted outside linebacker Nick Hampton off the practice squad. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corresponding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corresponding

Adjective

American officials told the Wall Street Journal that Washington had conducted similar attacks secretly in recent weeks.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Similarly, high-risk activities like mountain climbing, skydiving or something similar won't typically be covered (unless specific add-on coverage is included and paid for before traveling).

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of similar

Verb

During a taping of THR Presents, Jusic discussed writing a script designed around mutual misunderstanding, playing with horror tropes, and the film’s modern-day relevance.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Still, Intak, who has writing credits on every song on the EP alongside Jongseob, wanted the lyrics to show a harder, more mature edge.

— Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of writing

Verb

Launched in July, The Edit Stick, $32, marked the brand’s biggest marketing push and largest investment to date, coinciding with the debut of its Duo Brush Conceal, $26.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
The installation was first publicly shown in New York on January 29, coinciding with the second anniversary of the death of Hind Rajab.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Adjective

Thelema included three principal gods — Nuit, Hadit, and Ra Hoor Khuit — who are described as being analogous to the ancient Egyptian gods Isis, Osiris, and Horus.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Op de Beeck lauds it as an icon of midcentury design analogous to an Eames chair, and the product of exacting skill and patience.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of analogous

Adjective

According to the cooperative, its Co+op Basics products, of which Field Day is a part, already offer prices up to 30% lower than comparable name-brand organic, natural, fair trade and non-GMO products.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
That puts Samsung roughly $100 below Apple at comparable storage levels.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of comparable

Verb

The researchers concluded that the dinosaur likely lived off a diet consisting largely of fleshy fruits produced by flowering plants, also known as angiosperms.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of consisting

Adjective

At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Most candidates from purple districts, with the exception of some backed by the Progressive Caucus, have shied away from such ambitious proposals.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026