Synonyms for dual
ˈdu əl, ˈdyu-du·al

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1. double, dual, dupleadjective

   consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"

   Synonyms:
   threefold, three-fold, duple, doubled, double, treble, bivalent, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

2. double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-foldadjective

   having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

   Synonyms:
   triplex, triple, threefold, three-fold, duple, doubled, double, treble, bivalent, soprano, ternary, twofold, two-fold, forked

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

3. dualadjective

   a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)

   "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek"

   Synonyms:
   three-fold, twofold, double, treble, duple, threefold, two-fold

   Antonyms:
   singular, single

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1. List of paraphrases for "dual":

   double, twofold, two-fold, twin, two-pronged, dualist, two-up, twin-track, bend, twice, dualistic, two-track, dual-ranked, dual-mode, dual-, doubles, dual-track, fold, double-, two-tier, dual-core, duplicate, two-way, two, dual-rank, 2x, 2-way, double-quoted

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How to use dual in a sentence?

1. Charles Elson:

   You want someone independent to be in charge of succession planning, given the fact it's a dual-class company, though, it doesn't really matter because no matter what happens, he and his family remain in control.

2. Temir Porras:

   It's a positive step but the key will be implementation, a dual forex system generates incentives for speculation and arbitrage.

3. James Pooley:

   Over the entire 33 year span of its membership in World Intellectual Property Organization, North Korea submitted a grand total of 25 international patent applications, and I knew that the computers were ‘ dual-use ’ technology that could easily have been applied to telemetry calculations or other military use.

4. Hamid Baeidinejad:

   UK Govt's extension of diplomatic protection to Ms Zaghari contravenes int'l law. Govts may only exercise such protection for own nationals, as (the) UK Govt is acutely aware, Iran does not recognize dual nationality. Irrespective of UK residency, Ms Zaghari thus remains Iranian.

5. Jared Polis:

   The tree represents Colorados natural resources and spirit, the red symbolizes Colorados red soil and rocks. ... Yellow represents the states abundant sunshine and wheat of the Great Plains. Our dual peaks represent the many mountains in our state. And our rich blue base represents water, which is absolutely critical to our state.