EQUAL (equalled, equalling)
Dictionary entry overview: What does equal mean?
• EQUAL (noun)
The noun EQUAL has 1 sense:
1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Familiarity information: EQUAL used as a noun is very rare.
• EQUAL (adjective)
The adjective EQUAL has 2 senses:
1. well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
2. equal in amount or value
Familiarity information: EQUAL used as an adjective is rare.
• EQUAL (verb)
The verb EQUAL has 3 senses:
1. be identical or equivalent to
2. be equal to in quality or ability
3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Familiarity information: EQUAL used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• EQUAL (noun)
Meaning:
A person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
compeer; equal; peer; match
Hypernyms ("equal" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equal"):
associate (a person who joins with others in some activity)
coeval; contemporary (a person of nearly the same age as another)
backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))
replacement; successor (a person who follows next in order)
townsman (a person from the same town as yourself)
Holonyms ("equal" is a member of...):
peer group (contemporaries of the same status)
• EQUAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Context examples:
on equal terms / all men are equal before the law
Similar:
even; fifty-fifty (equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced)
half-and-half (in equal parts)
isochronal; isochronous (equal in duration or interval)
isoclinal; isoclinic (having equal magnetic inclinations)
isometric; isometrical (having equal dimensions or measurements)
isothermal (of a process or change taking place at constant temperature)
quits (on equal terms by payment or requital)
even; level; tied (of the score in a contest)
equilateral (having all sides or faces equal)
equidistant (the same distance apart at every point)
equalised; equalized (caused to be equal)
equivalent; tantamount (being essentially equal to something)
balanced (total debits and credits are equal)
close; tight ((of a contest or contestants) evenly matched)
coequal (having the same standing before the law)
coordinate (of equal importance, rank, or degree)
Also:
comparable (able to be compared or worthy of comparison)
commensurate (corresponding in size or degree or extent)
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Attribute:
equality (the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status)
Antonym:
unequal (poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure)
Meaning:
Equal in amount or value
Synonyms:
equivalent; equal; like; same
Context examples:
like amounts / equivalent amounts / the same amount / gave one six blows and the other a like number / an equal number / the same number
• EQUAL (verb)
Meaning:
Be identical or equivalent to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
equal; be
Context example:
One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "equal"):
correspond; equate (be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics)
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
correspond; represent; stand for (take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to)
translate (be equivalent in effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
differ (be different)
Meaning:
Be equal to in quality or ability
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
rival; equal; match; touch
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "equal" is one way to...):
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
equalize; equalise; equal; equate; match
Context examples:
let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office / The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
Hypernyms (to "equal" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "equal"):
draw; tie (finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.)
homogenise; homogenize (cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing)
homologise; homologize (make homologous)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
