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 a 2026 CloudBees survey of over 200 technical leaders, 67% reported a significant increase in code volume that year, but only 52% saw a corresponding increase in output. — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s also social media and its corresponding pressures to conform to certain aesthetic standards. — Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

When a sensor detected the left or right forelimb moving, the hub sent a limb-specific pulse through the body that reached an implant on the corresponding hind leg, which stimulated the sciatic nerve and made that leg twitch. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 According to objections filed by his lawyers, the pre-sentencing report calculates an offense level corresponding to an advisory sentencing range of 262 to 327 months, or about 22 to 27 years. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corresponding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corresponding

Adjective

The bombers were moved abruptly in response to multiple streams of intelligence warnings, including a threat that the aircraft could be hit in a swarm drone attack similar to one Ukraine launched against Russia in June 2025.

— Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Bellingham has followed a similar trajectory off the pitch, emerging as one of the sport’s most marketable young stars.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of similar

Verb

The original Latin meaning of curriculum vitae led me to imagine writing their history as the course of a life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Sethi started writing after reading reports of Afghan refugees being moved out of temporary shelters as Germany took in large numbers of Ukrainians escaping the war.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of writing

Verb

Skoden will celebrate Native American culture coinciding with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Fried and his partner are expecting their first child this week, coinciding with Fried starting a Game 3 elimination contest in which the Tampa Bay Rays could knock the Yankees out of the playoffs and end their season.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Adjective

Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of analogous

Verb

Rather than conforming to what others — especially her brothers — expect of her, Red Jacob urges Ellen to play to her own unique strengths.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
There are parallels to be drawn in the MAGA crowd pining for the conforming jingoism of the 1950s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of conforming

Adjective

Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of comparable

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