Definitions

parallelism

[par-uh-le-liz-uhm, -luh-liz-] / ˈpær ə lɛˌlɪz əm, -ləˌlɪz- /

NOUN

likeness

Synonyms

STRONG

Xerox affinity agreement alikeness analogy appearance carbon clone comparison conformity copy correspondence counterpart delineation depiction ditto double effigy equality equivalence facsimile form guise identicalness identity image model photocopy photograph picture portrait replica representation reproduction resemblance sameness semblance similarity simile similitude study uniformity uniformness

WEAK

analogousness comparableness dead ringer lookalike

Antonyms

STRONG

difference disagreement discord dissimilarity entity inequality opposition original reality unlikeness

Example Sentences

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Parallelism is especially helpful for organizational and structural concerns in a script or composition.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Parallelism is the use of similar or equivalent constructions of phrases or clauses to emphasize an idea.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Parallelism and repetition can work hand in hand as organizational strategies and to emphasize ideas in your script.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Parallelism is what allows Google to keep up with constantly rising data and use, because it allows computing power to scale up faster than Moore's Law, so long as the funds are available.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2013

Parallelism means simply the wish to present the same idea under a variety of aspects, instead of attempting to put it forward in one aspect only.

From Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn by Hearn, Lafcadio

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