PARALLELISM Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

parallelism

noun

ˈper-ə-ˌle-ˌli-zəm

as in similarity

the quality or state of having many qualities in common the striking parallelism between the two crimes got police to thinking that they were committed by the same mastermind

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Recent Examples of parallelism Why Quantum Computers Might Finally Solve This Problem The great potential advantage of quantum computers here is quantum parallelism, a capability that emerges directly from the qubits that are the heart of a quantum computer. —

Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026 The key is parallelism: The ideal scenario is having more than one person sitting down at the same time. —

ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026 Our hope was to use the unusual and unfortunate parallelism between our stories to start an inter-campus dialogue, and to contribute the results of that dialogue to the ongoing discourse on gun violence—and desperately needed gun control—in our communities. —

Hazlitt, 25 Feb. 2026 This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parallelism

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By studying past hurricanes, AI models can identify similarities with current storms and help forecasters detect important changes earlier.

— Katie Garch, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Readers might have grown bored of me saying Joao Neves’ aerial anticipation and ball-winning bear an eerie similarity to peak-level N’Golo Kante, but the 21-year-old is a footballing genius.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026