equal

Examples

• All

• Many times, teachers treat their students as equals, forgetting that they bring many differences with them to school.

  Academic text (2013)

• Active resident councils are one place where residents can connect as equals in purpose and friendship.

  Academic text (1995)

• I think every human being should have equal rights.

• Anyone with anything to say gets equal chance to say it.

• Prime Minister said that Scotland is an equal partner in the United Kingdom.

• Should women be given those equal chances?

• Every one of those victims is a child and they all deserve equal support and justice.

• To treat him as my equal was an honor, not an insult, and he knew it.

  Fiction book (1997)

• In these assemblies, people of all walks were to meet as equals to discuss and resolve local issues.

  Academic text (1990)

• In this competition, all participants are treated as equals regardless of their background.

Synonyms

M

match

vsequal

363 2.1

A person or thing that is suitable for another, for example as a life partner

focuses on sameness in status, rights, or abilities rather than mere suitability

P

peer

vsequal

285 2.9

A person of the same age or status in a group

applies across contexts to people with the same rights or abilities

E

equivalent

vsequal

226 3.9

A thing with the same value, role or meaning as another

refers to social status, rights, or abilities rather than value or function

C

compeer

vsequal

• Archaic

9.9

A person of equal rank or status

emphasizes sameness in status, rights, or abilities rather than companionship

Antonyms

S

subordinate

21 4.8

Lower in rank or importance and under someone's control

I

inferior

• Offensive

4 5.9

A person who has lower rank or status than others

Idioms

E

equal to

69 2.8

Having the skill or strength to do a task

Compounds

E

equal opportunity

25 3.1

The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background

E

equal protection of the laws

• Formal

3 7.1

Right for every person to receive the same treatment under the law

E

equal-opportunity employer

3 3.4

A company that hires people no matter their race, religion, gender or age

E

equal opportunity

• Specialized

1 7.2

A rule that a computer system correctly chooses people who should have a positive result equally across groups

E

equal sign

• Specialized

1 1.0

The symbol '=' shows two values are the same

E

equal temperament

• Specialized

8.4

A way of tuning that divides the octave into twelve equal steps so every key sounds similar

E

equal-area map projection

• Specialized

7.9

A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps areas the correct size

E

equal-area projection

• Specialized

7.7

A way of making a flat map that keeps each place's area the same as on the globe

L

law of equal areas

• Specialized

9.5

A rule that a line from a planet to the sun covers equal areas in equal times

How Equal

equal

54 2.4

junior

99 2.4

outsider

283 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology