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equal adjective [ ˈiːkw(ə)l ]

• being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
• "add equal amounts of water and flour"
Similar: identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent, indistinguishable, matching, twin, comparable, similar, corresponding, correspondent, commensurate, amounting, proportionate, tantamount, the same as, commensurate with, on a par with,
Opposite: unequal, different, more than, less than,
• having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge).
• "the players proved equal to the task"
Similar: capable of, fit for, up to, good/strong enough for, adequate for, sufficient for, ready for, suitable for, suited to, appropriate for, up to scratch, having what it takes,

equal noun

• a person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.
• "we all treat each other as equals"
Similar: equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like, mate, twin, alter ego, counterpart, match, parallel, compeer,
Opposite: superior, inferior,

equal verb

• be the same as in number or amount.
• "four plus six divided by two equals five"
Similar: be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to, come to, amount to, make, total, add up to, tot up to,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.

first among equals

• the person or thing having the highest status in a group.
"the clerk was regarded as first among equals by the other chief officers"

on equal terms

• with the same advantages and disadvantages.
"all companies should be able to compete on equal terms"

other things being equal

• provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same.
"it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will rise"

some — are more equal than others

• although members of a society or group appear to be equal, in reality some receive better treatment than others.
"evidently, some communities are more equal than others"



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