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equal

Definition for equal

adjective as in alike

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balanced, commensurate, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, identical, proportionate

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according, coordinate, correspondent, double, duplicate, egalitarian, invariable, level, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, same, uniform

Weak matches

break even, evenly matched, fifty-fifty, homologous, identic, indistinguishable, one and the same, same difference, spit and image, stack up with, tantamount, to the same degree, two peas in pod, unvarying

adjective as in fair, unbiased

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egalitarian, nonpartisan, objective

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dispassionate, equable, even-handed, just, nondiscriminatory, uncolored, unprejudiced, without distinction

noun as in peer

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companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin

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alter ego, coequal

verb as in make even, be even with

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amount to, break even, compare, comprise, correspond, match, reach

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agree, approach, balance, coordinate, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, level, meet, parallel, rival, tally, tie, touch

Weak matches

be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, come up to, consist of, equiponderate, keep pace with, live up to, measure up, partake of, rank with, rise to, run abreast, square with

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Example Sentences

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If all things had been equal, it’s likely that Roberts would have turned to Sasaki to start the inning.

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And while it’s giving them far too much credit, I have to wonder if there’s a ruthless, viciously humorous kind of satisfaction in watching two people become equals on the treacherous battlefield of unemployment.

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Candace Owens routinely makes videos decrying feminists for thinking women can be men’s equals.

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This is the kind of thriller that invites you into a gilded empyrean that compels you and repels you in equal measure.

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"This is just a demonstration that PNG and Australia are capable as equal partners for managing and bringing a return to regional stability in the Pacific."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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