Synonyms of parallelism

parallelism

noun

ˈper-ə-ˌle-ˌli-zəm 

as in similarity

the quality or state of having many qualities in common

the striking parallelism between the two crimes got police to thinking that they were committed by the same mastermind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• similarity
• resemblance
• comparability
• similitude
• correspondence
• alikeness
• likeness
• correlation
• affinity
• equivalence
• parity
• community
• equation
• interchangeability
• equivalency
• semblance
• relationship
• identity
• compatibility
• analogousness
• identicalness
• sameness
• accordance
• exchangeability
• agreement
• congruity
• conformity
• par

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disparity
• difference
• distinctness
• discrepancy
• dissimilarity
• inequality
• distinctiveness
• disagreement
• unlikeness
• polarity
• conflict
• incompatibility
• dissimilitude
• incongruity
• incongruence
• disparateness
• nonconformity
• dichotomy
• differentiability
• discriminability
• imbalance
• disproportion
• incongruousness
• distinguishability
• anomalousness
• nonequivalence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parallelism

Style-wise, Nazir favors parallelism, epistrophe, and lists of three [], all rhetorical devices that are associated with large language models. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026

The paradigms of biological and chemical computing increase the potential for massive parallelism and innovative data storage. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Lumai’s Iris Nova is a server that uses light to bypass the constraints of two-dimensional silicon chips, achieving massive spatial parallelism. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026

Why Quantum Computers Might Finally Solve This Problem The great potential advantage of quantum computers here is quantum parallelism, a capability that emerges directly from the qubits that are the heart of a quantum computer. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026