equivalent

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhnt, ee-kwuh-vey-luhnt] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lənt, ˌi kwəˈveɪ lənt /

ADJECTIVE

same, similar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commensurate comparable corresponding equal identical proportionate tantamount

STRONG

agnate carbon convertible copy correlative correspondent ditto duplicate even like parallel reciprocal substitute

WEAK

akin alike analogous homologous indistinguishable interchangeable of a kind same difference synonymous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

different dissimilar opposite unequal unlike

WEAK

changeable mismatched

NOUN

equal, counterpart

Synonyms

STRONG

correspondent ditto like match obverse opposite parallel peer reciprocal substitute twin

WEAK

carbon copy dead ringer same difference spitting image

Antonyms

STRONG

difference

Example Sentences

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The email projected, among other things, that Apollo’s cash distribution—equivalent to a dividend—for the first quarter of 2015 would be about 34 cents per share.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company ended the year with $1.4 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt following a series of equity raises.

From Barron's

Restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries oil equivalent to 20% of daily global demand, pose a significant supply concern.

From Barron's

InCommodities, the Danish energy trader backed by Goldman Sachs, has signed a battery storage agreement with Vena Group in Australia valued at 200 million Australian dollars, equivalent to US$141.5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the aural equivalent of a photographic memory, she advised financial companies on regulatory and public-policy issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

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