Equal

Quick meaning: Equal is an adjective meaning (not comparable) The same in one or more respects.

Meaning

(not comparable) The same in one or more respects.

More Meanings

1. (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
2. (music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.
3. (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
4. (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
5. (transitive) To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
6. (obsolete) Fair, impartial.
7. (obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

Example Sentences

be equal to the task

Are not my ways equal?

Thee, O Jove, no equall judge I deem.

Near-synonyms: equivalent; see also Thesaurus:equal

Word Forms

• equals
• equaling
• equalling
• equaled
• equalled

Synonyms for equal

Depending on context, synonyms include coordinate, even, identical, level, be, is.

Antonyms for equal

Common opposites include differ, unlike.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include equivalent, same, coequal, compeer, coordinate, equalize.

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