Definitions

equal to

ADJECTIVE

able

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adept apt capable competent proficient skilled

STRONG

accomplished adroit effective experienced practiced qualified skillful talented

WEAK

clever facile know one's onions know the ropes masterful masterly savvy smart trained up to snuff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable incompetent ineffective

STRONG

inept poor weak

WEAK

ignorant impotent useless

ADJECTIVE

efficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able active adept adequate capable competent decisive dynamic economical effective energetic potent powerful productive profitable skilled skillful tough useful valuable

WEAK

accomplished adapted apt businesslike clever conducive deft economic effectual efficacious experienced expert familiar with fitted good at good for handy masterly organized practiced proficient qualified ready saving shrewd systematic talented virtuous well-organized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile idle impotent inactive inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inept lazy sluggish unable unskilled unskillful useless weak worthless

WEAK

helpless inefficient powerless

ADJECTIVE

eligible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable likely qualified suitable

WEAK

appropriate becoming capable of desirable discretionary elective employable fitted in line for in the running licensed preferable privileged proper satisfactory seemly suited trained up to usable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unacceptable

WEAK

improper inappropriate ineligible unfit unsuitable unsuited unworthy

ADJECTIVE

ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible apt handy qualified ripe

STRONG

adjusted anticipating arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set waiting wired

WEAK

all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient expectant fixed for in line in order in place in position in readiness in the saddle on call on hand on tap on the brink open to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable unskilled

WEAK

unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained

Example Sentences

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The payout is equal to $0.488 a year and is equivalent to a dividend yield of about 1.5% based on Thursday’s closing share price of $32.42.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

It was equal to about 12% of the first quarter’s S&P 500 profits overall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

At 1430 GMT maritime data firm Kpler indicated that eight commodities ships had transited the strait so far Thursday -- approximately equal to the average daily volume of traffic over the past week.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Most people are entitled to the tuition fee element, which is equal to the annual cost of their course, external.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

I am equal to a baby and to a hundred-year-old lady.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

equal to

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