Synonyms of dovetail

dovetail

verb

as in to coincide

to be in agreement on every point

the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coincide
• correspond
• conform
• fit
• agree
• consist
• harmonize
• align
• rhyme
• accord
• sort
• answer
• check
• comport
• square
• go
• cohere
• jibe
• parallel
• match
• fall in with
• tally
• chord
• equal
• line up
• register

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disagree (with)
• differ (from)
• contradict
• conflict
• dispute
• nullify
• negate
• jar
• gainsay
• clash

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dovetail

Completion is expected in 2041, which dovetails with the expiry of the commission’s contract with the city, officials said. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Step Back The payments strategy dovetails with the reforms by the South African Reserve Bank, which is letting non-bank companies plug into the national payment system. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

West’s case also dovetailed with an anti-surrogacy campaign recently undertaken by some conservatives, Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis who specializes in reproductive health, told CNN. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Weeks noted this dovetails with broader coverage of the trend—millennial and Gen Z women in particular have driven a cultural shift toward treating prenups as a wealth-planning tool rather than a sign of distrust. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026