corresponding

[ kawr-uh-spon-ding, kor- ]

adjective

1. identical in all essentials or respects:

   corresponding fingerprints.

2. similar in position, purpose, form, etc.:

   corresponding officials in two states.

3. associated in a working or other relationship:

   a bolt and its corresponding nut.

4. dealing with correspondence:

   a corresponding secretary.

5. employing the mails as a means of association:

   a corresponding member of a club.

Other Words From

• corre·sponding·ly adverb
• noncor·res·ponding adjective noun
• noncor·res·ponding·ly adverb
• uncor·re·sponding adjective
• uncor·re·sponding·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of corresponding¹

First recorded in 1570–80; correspond + -ing ²

Example Sentences

From the time he moved to remote Michigan, he brought the world to him, amassing thousands of books and corresponding with the savants who resonated the most — Garrett Hardin, the ecologist from University of California, Santa Barbara, and Richard Lamm, the environmentalist and three-term governor of Colorado, among them.

From Salon

“They’re invested in their community. They’re creating solutions for themselves. If only they had a corresponding partner. And so for me, it’s like, that’s the strength of leveraging the collective. I’m not the expert on everything.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their corresponding hashtags—#TBT and #FBF—became a part of the platform’s early language.

From Slate

To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations.

From Slate

Shadow cabinet roles are filled by members of the main opposition party in Westminster, to oppose the ministers holding the corresponding government positions.

From BBC

Related Words

• analogous
• comparable
• reciprocal