correspondent

¹cor·re·spon·dent

adj \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt, ˌkär-\

Definition of CORRESPONDENT

1

: corresponding

2

: fitting, conforming —used with with or to <the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes>

Examples of CORRESPONDENT

1. <reading and writing are actually correspondent activities>

Origin of CORRESPONDENT

Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CORRESPONDENT

Synonyms: akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, alike, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike

Antonyms: different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike

Related Words: commensurate, proportionate; tantamount, virtual; allied, congeneric, congenerous, congenial, connatural, kin, kindred, relatable, related; approaching, approximating, close, coextensive, coincident, conformable, conforming, consistent, consonant, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fungible, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, me-too, redundant, same, selfsame, substitutable, synonymous, twin; entire, homogeneous, homogenous, unchanging, uniform, unvaried, unvarying

Near Antonyms: disparate, distinct, distinguishable, nonequivalent, noninterchangeable; variable, varied, various, varying; imprecise, inaccurate, inexact; unconnected, unrelated

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Rhymes with CORRESPONDENT

corespondent