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Another word for parallel

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Adjective

  1. Lying in the same plane and not intersecting

    Idioms:
    See also:

    geometry

  2. Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics

    See also:

    same

Noun

  1. Something closely resembling or analogous to something else

    See also:

    same

Verb

  1. To be equal or alike

    See also:

    same

  2. To represent as similar

    See also:

    same

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Another word for parallel

Modifier

  1. Equidistant at all points

  2. Similar in kind, position, or the like

    See also:

    alike

Noun
  1. See also:

    similarity

Verb
  1. See also:

    equal

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Sentence Examples

  • It runs parallel to the river.

  • They walked parallel to an abandoned highway for a couple of hours until they reached the second fed site.

  • The farm of today already has tractors that use GPS to make perfectly parallel rows with great precision.

  • The road ran parallel to the highway, with the Uncompahgre River separating the unpaved road from the main thoroughfare to the east.

  • She trotted until she was parallel to the lights then plunged into the deep snow, forcing her way into the forest.

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