English Synonym Finder

counterpart

Definitions

A person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in a different place or situation.

A person or thing that closely resembles or corresponds to another; a complement.

Examples

The American official met with his French counterpart to discuss the new trade agreement.

The modern smartphone is a much more powerful counterpart to the bulky mobile phones of the 1990s.

Synonyms

equivalent match peer parallel complement correlate twin

Antonyms

opposite contradiction antithesis mismatch incongruity contrast