correlatives
Mutually dependent terms
Correlatives are paired words or expressions that work together to connect equivalent grammatical elements, such as either...or, both...and, not only...but also, and neither...nor.
The term comes from grammar and logic, where it describes elements that have a mutual or reciprocal relationship.
In broader use, correlatives can refer to any two things that correspond to or complement each other, though this sense appears mainly in technical or academic writing.
What makes complete
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- matchGame between opponents
- twinOne of matched pair
- reciprocalShared between two parties
parallel · paired · binary · dyad · dual · opposite · inverse · mirror
Something that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
- biconditionalStatement true when operands agree
if-then · necessary · sufficient · equivalence · entailment · presupposition · hypothesis · conclusion
complement
What makes complete
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- matchGame between opponents
- twinOne of matched pair
reciprocal · parallel · paired · binary · dyad · dual · opposite · inverse · mirror · converse
antecedent
Something that precedes
- consequentFollowing as an effect
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- conditionalDependent on prerequisites
biconditional · if-then · necessary · sufficient · equivalence · entailment · presupposition · hypothesis · conclusion · premise
comparative
Involving measured contrast
- superlativeHighest-degree word form
- betterOf higher quality
- worseMore unfavorable than before
equal · superior · inferior · greater · lesser · proportional · analogous · degree · scalar · gradable