Synonyms & related words for parallelism

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of parallelism — including correspondence, similarity, synchronism, congruence, coherence, similitude. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to parallelism

Explore words related to parallelism — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include parallelistic, parallelization, parallel, parallelize, concurrency, multiprocessing, nonintersecting, multiprocessor. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for parallelism

Common synonyms for parallelism include correspondence, similarity, synchronism, congruence, coherence, similitude, simultaneity, equivalence — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does parallelism come from?

The word parallelism breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: para-, from Greek para (“beside, alongside”); and -llel, from Greek allelon (“one another”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.