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

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. parallel

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. paralleladjective

    Synonyms:
    like, similar, equal, analogous

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How to use parallel in a sentence?

  1. Ankit Panda:

    A robust Saudi missile program would introduce new challenges to constraining other missile programs in the region. To take just one example, Iran's missiles, which are a major concern to the U.S., would be more difficult to constrain in the future without parallel constraints on a growing Saudi program.

  2. Jim Clyburn:

    In this instance, they are dramatically different, the intent on the part of the president is not there, the cooperation on the part of the president is there. The exact opposite to what you had with the parallel of former President Trump.

  3. Richard Isaacson:

    While this was a longer-term study, these results parallel findings from our clinical research in the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic, where people who made dietary and other lifestyle changes showed cognitive improvements in 18 months, future studies will help to clarify how long a person needs to make a dietary change before seeing an impact on cognitive outcomes.

  4. Vygaudas Usackas:

    There has been an awakening emerging within society about the damage that has been caused to the traditionally close, brotherly relations with Ukraine, in parallel, there is also a recognition about the damage that is being caused in terms of relations with the EU, which remains the most important trade and investment partner. Basically, 75 percent of (foreign direct investments) in Russia comes from Europe.

  5. Dara Khosrowshahi:

    I would say from the start to the next two to three years, we’re [Expedia-HomeAway and Airbnb] going to be working in parallel with similar solutions, but in different markets, i think in three to five years, we will increasingly move into the urban space. And certainly Hotels.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity bring a lot more urban demand, and I think we’ll take advantage of that urban demand to build up Homeaway’s supply in those urban destinations. Then you are going to get competition. Direct competition.


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