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Counterpart

A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.

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Complement 76% connected

That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Match 76% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mismatch 76% connected

To match unsuitably.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Duplicate 76% connected

Double; twofold.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Duplication 76% connected

The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Equivalent 76% connected

Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Similitude 92% connected

The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Twin 92% connected

Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vis-a-vis 92% connected

One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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