equal
- adjective
- /ˈiːkwəl/
- Preschool education institutions provide equal opportunities for education and development to children from varying family backgrounds.
- equal rights
- equal opportunity
- equal protection
People value losses more than equal sized gains.
- People value losses more than equal sized gains.
- But to say that they're equal means all components equal.
- Is separate and equal time with all children.
- And when you give them an equal launchpad, they'll do the rest.
- People knew it was G equal to, but why?
- You've now put all all of equal looks.
Examples
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We want equal education for all!
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Since then, both boys and girls at school have had equal opportunity to access the Internet.
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We have to have equal rights in it.
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Everyone has an equal right to life.
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Mike, what I do is give equal protection to everybody.
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Therefore, a democratic teacher gives equal opportunity to students so that all students can be successful.
Academic text (2008) -
For example, a constitution can guarantee equal protection under the law to all citizens.
Academic text (1999) -
We're all equal here.
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The suit argued that the law violated the liberty and equal protection clauses in the Iowa Constitution.
Academic text (2011) -
Everyone has an equal right to life.
Synonyms
Equal in amount or value to another thing
Being exactly the same in every detail as another
Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, or effect to something else
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background
- Formal
Right for every person to receive the same treatment under the law
A company that hires people no matter their race, religion, gender or age
- Specialized
A rule that a computer system correctly chooses people who should have a positive result equally across groups
- Specialized
A way of tuning that divides the octave into twelve equal steps so every key sounds similar
- Specialized
A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps areas the correct size
- Specialized
A way of making a flat map that keeps each place's area the same as on the globe
- Specialized
A rule that a line from a planet to the sun covers equal areas in equal times
How Equal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Equal comes from the Latin root aequus, which means 'level' or 'even'. Think of equator—the line that stays the same distance from both poles—so equal means 'the same in amount or value'.