5
matching(verb, adjective, comparing)
5
paralleling(noun, verb, connection, link, association)
4
comparing(verb, comparing)
4
comparison(noun, link, association, relationship, corresponding)
3
allegory(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
3
analogy(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
3
contrasting(verb, adjective, comparing)
3
correlation(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
2
agreement
2
alliance
2
assimilating
2
balancing(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
2
collating(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
2
conformity
2
contrast(noun, connection, relation, observation)
2
correspondence
2
equalizing
2
equating
2
likeness(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
2
metaphor(noun, connection, link, association, relation)
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