parallel
Word Type: Adjective, Noun, Verb
Definition
- Describing two or more things that are similar and run in the same direction, often without meeting.
- A situation, event, or experience that is similar to another.
- To make or be similar or equivalent to something.
Example
- “The two roads run parallel to each other.”
- “The challenges he faced in life had many parallels with his father’s struggles.”
- “She tried to parallel her career path with her mentor’s successful journey.”
- “The parallel structure in the two poems was striking.”
- “The two companies’ growth patterns were very parallel over the years.”