n. 25B6; adjective
parallel lines : SIDE BY SIDE, aligned, collateral, equidistant.
parallel careers : SIMILAR, analogous, comparable, corresponding, like, of a kind, akin, related, equivalent, matching.
a parallel universe : COEXISTING, coexistent, concurrent; contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous.
divergent.
25B6; noun
an exact parallel : COUNTERPART, analogue, equivalent, likeness, match, twin, duplicate, mirror.
there is an interesting parallel between these figures : SIMILARITY, likeness, resemblance, analogy, correspondence, equivalence, correlation, relation, symmetry, parity.
25B6; verb
his experiences parallel mine : RESEMBLE, be similar to, be like, bear a resemblance to; correspond to, be analogous to, be comparable/equivalent to, equate with/to, correlate with, imitate, echo, remind one of, duplicate, mirror, follow, match.
her performance has never been paralleled : EQUAL, match, rival, emulate.