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equal

/ˈiːkwəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A person or thing of equal status to others.

    "This beer has no equal."

  • State of being equal; equality.

Synonyms

peer

verb

Meaning

  • To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

    "Two plus two equals four."

  • To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

    "David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter."

  • To have as its consequence.

    "Losing this deal equals losing your job."

Synonyms

entail,
imply,
lead,
mean,
result in,
spell,
be,
is

adjective

Meaning

  • The same in all respects.

    "All men are created equal."

  • Exactly identical, having the same value.

    "All right angles are equal."

  • Fair, impartial.

  • Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

    "This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it."

  • Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

    "an equal movement"

  • Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

Synonyms

equivalent,
identical,
even,
fair,
uniform,
unvarying