counterpart

[koun-ter-pahrt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑrt /

NOUN

match; identical part or thing

Synonyms

STRONG

Doppelganger analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

carbon copy dead ringer look alike obverse peas in a pod pendant spit and image spitting image two of a kind

Antonyms

WEAK

opposite

Example Sentences

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At small businesses, which are unable to withstand economic headwinds as easily as their larger counterparts, years of high inflation, increasingly cautious consumers and tariffs are weighing on earnings and prompting cutbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the event that he would not voluntarily give evidence, the US authorities asked their UK counterparts to compel him.

From BBC

Warner’s legal advisors meet with their Paramount counterparts to scrutinize the financing.

From Los Angeles Times

"We must consider the wider ramifications of the continued escalation of the situation for the people we serve," Mohamad Hasan told his counterparts, according to news agency AFP.

From BBC

They were collaborating with their investment banking counterparts to generate business for their banks.

From The Wall Street Journal

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