Counterpart

Word COUNTERPART
Character 11
Hyphenation coun ter part
Pronunciations /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Counterpart"

What do we mean by counterpart?

One that closely resembles another. noun

One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing. noun

A duplicate of a legal document. noun

One of two parts that fit and complete each other. noun

One that serves as a complement. noun

A correspondent part; a part that answers to another, as the several parts or copies of an indenture corresponding to the original; a copy; a duplicate. noun

The complement, as a certificate of hiring given by a tenant to his landlord on receiving from him a certificate of letting, or a bought note given to the seller on receiving the sold note. noun

A person or thing exactly resembling another or corresponding to another in appearance, character, position, influence, and the like; a representative; a match; a fellow. noun

One of two parts which fit each other, as a cipher and its key, or a seal and its impression; hence, a thing that supplements another thing or completes it, or a person having qualities wanting in another, and such as compensate for the other's deficiencies. noun

In music, the part to be arranged or used in connection with another: as, the bass is the counterpart to the treble. noun

A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile. noun

One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate. noun

A person who closely resembles another. noun

A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite. noun

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another. noun

A duplicate of a legal document. noun

One which resembles another noun

One which has corresponding functions or characteristics. noun

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

A duplicate of a legal document.

One which resembles another

One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Counterpart

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The word "counterpart" in example sentences

My favorite thing about her is that when she first launched I always thought she was going to have a huge, successful, long career, while her label counterpart Rihanna was an annoying one-hit wonder.

I am posted to be working with the local district hospital here in Banyo and my counterpart is the head nurse who is originally from the western part of Cameroon. ❋ Anna (2008)

And while some may gripe that he sometimes loses his soul when he achieves perfect happiness, his evil, soulless, counterpart is even more entertaining to watch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She accesses a shortcut to achieving this goal when she meets her counterpart from a parallel Magical Kingdom, Princess Erika. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On Macs, The Boy Genius Report recommends iTuneMyWalkman for a similar experience to iTunes Agent, although that software actually looks more integrated and easier to manage than its Windows counterpart from the screenshots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Story: In New York City, an office building is violently jolted, leading the Fringe team to discover a lone survivor — well, technically, a pair of survivors, as the man in the wreckage has physically merged with his counterpart from the alternate reality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His or her American counterpart is much more parochial in this regard. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The success of this strategy was limited because participants were often skeptical that their counterpart from a different party would actually follow through. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact, a brand-name drug's generic counterpart is rarely an exact replica. ❋ Steve Carper (2008)

His counterpart is Claire Trevor, a lush and lustful woman who crushes anything that she can reach. 33 ❋ Unknown (2007)

The real Gary Snyder, though perhaps less well-known by mainstream America than his fictional counterpart, is a poetic force of nature. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But, like its record label counterpart, the roles it fills exceed those traditionally associated with a publisher. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And I'd say its left-brain counterpart would be GTD (which I'm sure you know about). ❋ Jonathan Aquino (2007)

Its Republican counterpart is short on cash and is reeling from an embezzlement scandal that damaged its fundraising and caused it to spend over a million dollars on a forensic audit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In contrast, or perhaps in counterpart, the other great tradition of Scotland is rebellion and political radicalism, from Robert Burns to James Keir Hardie to the Red Clydeside. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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