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English adjective: equal | |||
| 1. | equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another | ||
| Samples | On equal terms. All men are equal before the law. | ||
| Similar | close, coequal, coordinate, equidistant, equilateral, equivalent, even, even, fifty-fifty, half-and-half, isochronal, isochronous, isoclinal, isoclinic, isometric, isometrical, isothermal, level, quits, tantamount, tied, tight | ||
| See also | commensurate, comparable, same | ||
| Attribute | equality | ||
| Antonyms | unequal | ||
| 2. | equal having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | ||
| Samples | She had adequate training. Her training was adequate. She was adequate to the job. He was equal to the task. | ||
| Synonyms | adequate | ||
| Similar | adequate to, capable, competent, equal to, up to | ||
| See also | satisfactory | ||
| Attribute | adequacy, adequateness | ||
| Antonyms | inadequate, unequal | ||
English noun: equal | |||
| 1. | equal (person) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | ||
| Synonyms | compeer, match, peer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | associate, backup, backup man, coeval, contemporary, fill-in, gangsta, relief, reliever, replacement, stand-in, substitute, successor, townsman | ||
| Member meronym | peer group | ||
English verb: equal | |||
| 1. | equal (stative) be identical or equivalent to | ||
| Samples | One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!. | ||
| Synonyms | be | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agree, check, correspond, correspond, correspond, equate, fit, gibe, jibe, match, represent, stand for, tally, translate | ||
| Antonyms | differ | ||
| 2. | equal (stative) be equal to in quality or ability | ||
| Samples | Nothing can rival cotton for durability. Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues. Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents. | ||
| Synonyms | match, rival, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compete, contend, vie | ||
| Verb group | equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match | ||
| 3. | equal (change) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | ||
| Samples | Let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office. The company matched the discount policy of its competitors. | ||
| Synonyms | equalise, equalize, equate, match | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | draw, homogenise, homogenize, homologise, homologize, tie | ||
| Verb group | equal, match, rival, touch | ||
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