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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His latest victory as Bournemouth manager piled more pressure on his counterpart Eddie Howe, with the Magpies now just three points clear of 15th‑placed Leeds.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“We respect President Trump,” Sheinbaum said before departing for Spain, displaying the “cool-headed,” pragmatic tone emblematic of her dealings with her bombastic U.S. counterpart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Quantum systems can store and transfer information in ways that have no classical counterpart, and measurements themselves play a key role in how these systems evolve.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

He described a world in which an AI agent works through the night, its human counterpart reviews the results in the morning, and then the agent resumes working autonomously during the lunch break.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

There are 67,000 food-processing companies in Japan, compared to only 21,000 in the United States, which has twice Japan’s population—so the average U.S. food-processing company is six times bigger than its Japanese counterpart.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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