Counterpart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counterpart is a noun meaning Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
Meaning
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
More Meanings
- (law) A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
- One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
- (paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
- (transitive) To counterbalance.
Example Sentences
Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.
Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.
Word Forms
- counterparts
- counterparting
- counterparted
Synonyms for counterpart
Depending on context, synonyms include equivalent, obverse, homolog, pendant, parallel, vis-a-vis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include similitude, vis-a-vis, twin, partner, matching, equivalency.
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