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parallel

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Learn the meaning of parallel with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

parallel

(adjective)

Meaning

extending in the same direction and distance apart

Example

"The two roads run parallel to each other for miles."

Synonyms

equidistantsimilar

Antonyms

perpendicularconverging

More about this word

Word origin
From Greek 'parallelos', meaning 'alongside one another'.
Related word forms
  • noun: parallelism
  • verb: paralleled