equal
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
peer, match, compeer
• Derivationally related forms:
match (for: match), equate
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
• Hyponyms:
associate, contemporary, coeval, gangsta, stand-in,
substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in,
successor, replacement, townsman
• Member Holonyms:
peer group
1. be identical or equivalent to (Freq. 13)
- One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
• Syn:
be
• Ant:
differ
• Hyponyms:
equate, correspond, match, fit, check,
check, gibe, tally, agree, represent,
stand for, translate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. be equal to in quality or ability (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
touch, rival, match
• Derivationally related forms:
match (for: match)
• Hypernyms:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Group:
match, equalize, equalise, equate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
• Syn:
match, equalize, equalise, equate
• Derivationally related forms:
equal (for: equate), equation (for: equate), equator (for: equate), equalisation (for: equalise), equaliser (for: equalise), equalization (for: equalize), equalizer (for: equalize)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
homologize, homologise, homogenize, homogenise, tie, draw
• Verb Group:
touch, rival, match
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
1. having the same quantity, value, or measure as another (Freq. 31)
- on equal terms
- all men are equal before the law
• Ant:
unequal
• Similar to:
equivalent, tantamount, close, tight, coequal,
coordinate, equidistant, equilateral, even, fifty-fifty, half-and-half,
isochronal, isochronous, isoclinal, isoclinic, isometric, isometrical,
isothermal, quits, tied, level
• See Also:
commensurate, comparable, same
• Derivationally related forms:
equality
• Attrubites:
equality
2. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- she had adequate training
- her training was adequate
- she was adequate to the job
- he was equal to the task
• Syn:
adequate
• Ant:
inadequate (for: adequate)
• Similar to:
adequate to, capable, equal to, up to, competent
• See Also:
satisfactory
• Derivationally related forms:
adequateness (for: adequate)
• Attrubites:
adequacy, adequateness
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