counterpart

Meaning

Noun

1. Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
2. A duplicate of a legal document.
3. One who or that which resembles another.
4. One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
5. Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.

Verb

To counterbalance.

Synonyms

double

duplicate

complement

vis-a-vis

mate

🧉

copy

opposite number

parallel

pair

twin

facsimile

fellow

accountable

analogue

colleague

compatible

congruent

correlate

corresponding

couple

👫

duplication

equivalent

match

replica

reproduction

responsible

similitude

cousin

confrere

companion

relativity

type

representation

analog

resist

vis-à-vis

similar

vis-a- vis

supplement

tally

transcript

transcription

look-alike

associate

equal

oppose

opposite

Translations

Gegenstück

tegenhanger

controparte

homólogo

homologue

Pendant

sosia

contrepartie

pendant

Entsprechung

sósia

contrapartida

sosie

correspondant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: conterpart

Cognate with Old French: contrepartie

Cognate with Latin: contra

In summary

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”)).