COUNTERPARTS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

counterparts

noun

plural of counterpart

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value she worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done

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as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another the daughter is her mother's counterpart in somewhat reduced form

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Recent Examples of counterparts Orbán had vetoed the bill after initially agreeing to it, enraging EU officials and counterparts across the 27-nation bloc. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 The committee is held by a slim Republican majority of 13, two ahead of their Democratic counterparts. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 Five other candidates running or weighing campaigns as less progressive counterparts to Mayor Brandon Johnson raised more than $100,000, evidence that February 2027’s election will likely again feature a crowded field. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 There was even a rare pink bottle, which gives Pepsi collectors like Avery far more ground to cover than their Coke counterparts. —

Ryan Wilusz, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The workers were installing machinery and training their American counterparts at the battery plant. —

Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026 John Morrow, firefighter/paramedic with the Kansas City Fire Department, earned over $200,000 in overtime last year, while 17 of his KCFD counterparts earned more than $100,000 in overtime each. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 Universities frequently invoke the statue and its state-law counterparts when declining to publicly address off-field controversies involving athletes. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Continuing, O’Leary said Cinema United will continue to press these issues at the national level, as well as assist his counterparts overseas. —

Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

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In addition, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and, thus, sound similar.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As of December, Gossamer has $137 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, enough to fund the company into the first quarter of 2027.

— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026