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equates

VERB

balance; think of together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate liken relate

STRONG

agree assimilate average compare consider equalize even hold level match offset pair parallel regard represent square tally treat

WEAK

be commensurate correspond to correspond with make equal paragon similize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dissociate

STRONG

abandon differ disagree disbelieve disregard ignore neglect reject separate

WEAK

imbalance unliken

Example Sentences

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Higher debt equates to a bigger interest burden for a government, creating a feedback loop that raises concerns about whether a nation is able to pay back both the principal and interest.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

And because rarity equates to value, standard issue 1997 cards featuring the late Lakers great retail for a pedestrian $100 to $300.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

This brings you up to your RMDs — so for the five years before those RMDs kick in, from ages 68 to 73, that $1,800 a month equates to withdrawals of $108,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The company guided for a significant increase in earnings in 2026, which in the case of Lufthansa, the analysts say equates to an increase of more than 10% in EBIT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson