Synonyms for parallel
ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləlpar·al·lel

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1. parallelnoun

   Antonyms:
   skew, perpendicular, serial

2. parallelnoun

   Equally distant from one another at all points.

   The road runs parallel with the canal.

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, serial, skew

3. parallelverb

   Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with to.

   The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.

   Antonyms:
   skew, serial, perpendicular

4. parallelverb

   An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel

   Antonyms:
   serial, skew, perpendicular

5. paralleladjective

   Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time

   a parallel algorithm

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, skew, serial

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1. parallel

   Synonyms:
   correspondent, congruous, correlative, analogous, concurrent, equidistant

   Antonyms:
   different, opposed, incongruous, irrelative, unanalogous, divergent, contrariant

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1. analogue, analog, parallelnoun

   something having the property of being analogous to something else

   Synonyms:
   analogue, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, analog, latitude

   Antonyms:
   kitty-cornered, asynchronous, catercorner, diagonal, cater-cornered, oblique-angled, bias, crabwise, nonparallel, normal, sideways, rectangular, right, orthogonal, catty-corner, cata-cornered, kitty-corner, catacorner, perpendicular, oblique, catty-cornered

2. latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallelnoun

   an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

   Synonyms:
   analogue, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, analog, latitude

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, cata-cornered, catty-cornered, catercorner, catacorner, asynchronous, crabwise, catty-corner, nonparallel, diagonal, kitty-cornered, rectangular, bias, orthogonal, oblique-angled, cater-cornered, oblique, right, sideways, kitty-corner, normal

3. paralleladjective

   (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

   "parallels never meet"

   Synonyms:
   analogue, parallel of latitude, line of latitude, analog, latitude

   Antonyms:
   normal, asynchronous, perpendicular, right, catty-cornered, cater-cornered, oblique-angled, orthogonal, diagonal, catercorner, cata-cornered, sideways, catty-corner, kitty-corner, nonparallel, oblique, crabwise, rectangular, bias, catacorner, kitty-cornered

4. paralleladjective

   being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

   "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

   Antonyms:
   sideways, normal, rectangular, orthogonal, kitty-corner, nonparallel, catty-corner, right, catacorner, catty-cornered, oblique-angled, diagonal, crabwise, kitty-cornered, cater-cornered, asynchronous, catercorner, perpendicular, cata-cornered, bias, oblique

5. parallelverb

   of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

   "parallel processing"

   Antonyms:
   oblique-angled, cater-cornered, cata-cornered, kitty-cornered, catercorner, catacorner, right, crabwise, orthogonal, catty-corner, nonparallel, catty-cornered, bias, normal, asynchronous, perpendicular, oblique, kitty-corner, diagonal, sideways, rectangular

6. parallelverb

   be parallel to

   "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, twin, collimate

   Antonyms:
   bias, normal, cater-cornered, asynchronous, catacorner, right, nonparallel, oblique, orthogonal, sideways, catty-cornered, catty-corner, crabwise, cata-cornered, rectangular, kitty-cornered, diagonal, catercorner, oblique-angled, perpendicular, kitty-corner

7. parallel, collimateverb

   make or place parallel to something

   "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

   Synonyms:
   duplicate, twin, collimate

   Antonyms:
   perpendicular, diagonal, kitty-cornered, rectangular, kitty-corner, cata-cornered, orthogonal, catty-cornered, catercorner, right, normal, bias, catacorner, cater-cornered, oblique-angled, nonparallel, sideways, oblique, crabwise, catty-corner, asynchronous

8. twin, duplicate, parallelverb

   duplicate or match

   "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

   Synonyms:
   pair, twin, collimate, reduplicate, double, duplicate, repeat, couple, replicate, match, mate

   Antonyms:
   catty-cornered, asynchronous, catacorner, oblique-angled, catty-corner, normal, oblique, orthogonal, right, cater-cornered, perpendicular, crabwise, kitty-corner, sideways, bias, rectangular, diagonal, cata-cornered, catercorner, nonparallel, kitty-cornered

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1. paralleladjective

   Synonyms:
   equidistant throughout (as lines)

2. paralleladjective

   Synonyms:
   in conformity, in harmony, in accordance

3. paralleladjective

   Synonyms:
   like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, of a piece

4. parallelnoun

   Synonyms:
   parallel line

5. parallelnoun

   Synonyms:
   resemblance, similarity, likeness

6. parallelnoun

   Synonyms:
   comparison

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1. paralleladjective

   Synonyms:
   like, similar, equal, analogous

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1. List of paraphrases for "parallel":

   side, parallelism, parallels, side-by-side, conjunction, concurrent, alternative, tandem, shadow, simultaneous, randomness, concomitant, paralleled, informal, concurrently, similar

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How to use parallel in a sentence?

1. John Weaver:

   It's very hard for these candidates to look in the mirror and take advice they should get out. For some of them, there is no path. They can say 'Oh, if Bernie implodes or lightning hits the debate,' but that's not a strategy, that's a hope, there is a clear parallel with 2016 and Trump.

2. Klaus Iohannis:

   There is no parallel state, it is a PSD invention used to explain their anti-judiciary and anti-secret service actions. It is that simple.

3. Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker:

   I think our real economies are linked less than you would think from the extent to which our equity markets seem to have moved in parallel with movements in their exchange rate and their equity markets.

4. Dimitris Tzanakopoulos:

   Attica is facing a very difficult night. The combination of intense winds and multiple parallel fronts has created an unprecedented extent and difficulty for firefighters.

5. Gary Weilinger:

   We have got a number of office and support functions around western Canada that operate parallel to others and we are consolidating some of those functions.