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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1. Ambrose Bierce:

   Faith Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

2. Paddy Spence:

   In terms of big picture, we think the parallel is to look at craft beer. Eleven percent of the beer market is independent, vs. 1 percent of soda, we could be the Sam Adams of soda, that $1 billion brand that changes the way people think.

3. Martha Barcena:

   We don't need changes in the text of the USMCA. We think they can be solved with the current text, and with parallel agreements.

4. 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.

5. Ziad Khoury:

   Protests happen regularly in our country, but in general when a sporting event starts, it takes over the news, it's very rare that in parallel there's a lot of social demands because fewer people listen.