counterpart
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counterpart
- /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ UK
- /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
noun counterparts
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Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
Near-synonyms: complement, mate
Similar: complement, mate
- A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
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One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
Near-synonyms: (each contextually synonymous) opposite number, counterparty, opponent, homolog, homotype, equivalent, partner, vis-à-vis
Similar: opposite number, counterparty, opponent, homolog, homotype, equivalent, partner, vis-à-vis
- Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Similar: counterpart, parallel
verb counterparts · counterparting · counterparted
- To counterbalance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: opposite number, similitude, vis-a-vis, twin, partner, matching, equivalency, parallel, equivalence, equivalent, relative, complement, correspondence, consequential, homologue, interlocutor
noun
Similar: counterpart, parallel
Translations
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noun either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another
| Español | contrapartida |
|---|---|
| Français | contre-partie |
| Deutsch | Gegenstück, Pendant |
| Ελληνικά | ομόλογος omólogos |
| Română | contrapiesă |
| Русский | двойни́к dvojník |
noun law: duplicate of a legal document
| Deutsch | Duplikat, Kopie |
|---|---|
| Română | duplicat |
| Русский | дублика́т dublikát, ко́пия kópija |
noun something that resembles something else
| Español | contrapunto |
|---|---|
| Português | sósia |
| Deutsch | Ebenbild |
| Русский | двойни́к dvojník, ко́пия kópija, ана́лог análog |
noun one which has corresponding functions or characteristics
| Español | homólogo, homóloga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상대방 sangdaebang, 상대 sangdae |
| 日本語 | 相手 aite |
| 中文 | 對方 /对方 duìfāng |
| Français | homologue |
| Deutsch | Gegenüber |
| Ελληνικά | ομόλογος omólogos, ομόλογη omólogi |
| Русский | ана́лог análog, колле́га kolléga, контраге́нт kontragént, проти́вная сторона́ protívnaja storoná |
| العربية | نَظِير naẓīr |
Talk about this word "counterpart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/counterpart. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. counterpart. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/counterpart "counterpart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/counterpart.Cite this
@misc{counterpart_2026,
title = {counterpart},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counterpart},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
