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 Their Democratic counterparts have often lagged in comparison. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Their strategy was defensive in nature (as indicated by the Maginot Line), and their tanks were designed accordingly, featuring heavier armor and larger guns than their British, German, and Soviet counterparts. —

Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Through the opening round and the handful of second-round games that have been played, the goalies in the Eastern Conference are drastically outperforming their Western Conference counterparts, and by a wide margin. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026 According to a 2025 study by the Violence Policy Center, Black women are killed by men at twice the rate of their white counterparts. —

Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026 While many salon-quality shampoos have reputations for delivering major results, some people have comparable results with their affordable counterparts. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Supporters said the proposal was met with skepticism by lawmakers who recognize the private entities do not have taxpayer funding like their public counterparts and need to be paid for their services. —

Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has briefed many of his regional counterparts on the country's initiatives to end the war, according to his social media. —

ABC News, 2 May 2026 Chonkers is a Steller sea lion, which is a heftier variety of the species compared to his California sea lion counterparts. —

Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

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Bose pros Bose products are known for their rich sound, and although Bose is a top audio equipment brand, many of them are more affordable than Sonos equivalents.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
In addition, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and, thus, sound similar.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026