noun
1.
something that completes or complements
export controls as a counterpart of domestic distribution controls
Synonyms: complement, correlate, pendant; compare parallel
Related Word: analogue, correlate, correspondent; equal, equivalent, like, match
Contrasted words: counterpoint, opposite
2.
Synonyms: parallel , analogue, correlate, correspondent, countertype, match
3.
Synonyms: equal , equivalent, like, match
4.
Synonyms: opposite number , coordinate, vis-à-vis