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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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Vera Rubin AI servers are set to be 3.3 times faster than the current top-of-the-range Blackwell Ultra equivalent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

You could, if you really wanted to match your own experience dollar for dollar, give him the equivalent, in 2026 dollars, of the inheritance you received.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

By 10:24 p.m., the equivalent of 20,000 Olympic swimming pools of water flows out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Nigel Fletcher, CEO of the Motability Foundation, said that would be the equivalent of a price rise of £1,100 for every driver on the scheme.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

On its surface, the booming market in side bets on subprime mortgage bonds seemed to be the financial equivalent of fantasy football: a benign, if silly, facsimile of investing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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