counterparts

NOUN

match; identical part or thing

Synonyms

STRONG

analogue complement copy correlate correlative correspondent ditto doppelganger duplicate equal equivalent fellow like mate obverse opposite pendant ringer supplement tally twin

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

original

Example Sentences

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First, MLS has spent millions of dollars in recent years building world-class soccer academies for young players, programs that mirror the best of their European counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Teams have less information on them, and have to project further into the future on evaluations, compared to their college counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

That comes as Alibaba, like its U.S. counterparts, is spending heavily on cloud infrastructure and its own Qwen large language model.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

A new type of daily pill has proven more effective for weight loss and blood sugar control than its currently available counterparts, according to a recent trial.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

By then, Fuchs had returned home to England, and Lamphere reached out to his counterparts in MI5, the British equivalent of the FBI, to track him down.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau