I. adjective
Synonyms: like , agnate, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, consonant, corresponding, similar, uniform
Antonyms: nonparallel, unparallel
II. noun
one that corresponds to or closely resembles another
we seek in vain a parallel for this situation
Synonyms: analogue, correlate, correspondent, counterpart, countertype, match; compare counterpart 1, equal
Related Word: equivalent; double, duplicate, duplication
III. verb
1.
Synonyms: equate 2, assimilate, compare, liken, match, paragon
2.
to place (something) so as to be parallel with another
machines that combed and paralleled the fibers
Synonyms: collimate, collocate, parallelize
Related Word: align, line up