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Equal

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.

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Similar meaning 44

Capable 84% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Capable 84% connected

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number;…

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Close 84% connected

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

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Coequal 84% connected

Being on an equality in rank or power.

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Coequal 84% connected

Being on an equality in rank or power.

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Competent 84% connected

Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

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Competent 84% connected

Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

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Coordinate 84% connected

Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.

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Coordinate 84% connected

Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.

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Equidistant 84% connected

Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing.

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Equidistant 84% connected

Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing.

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Equilateral 84% connected

Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon.

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Equilateral 84% connected

Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon.

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Equivalent 84% connected

Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

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Equivalent 84% connected

Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Even 84% connected

Evening. See Eve, n. 1.

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Half-and-half 84% connected

A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.

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Half-and-half 84% connected

A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts.

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Isochronal 84% connected

Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times; recurring at regular intervals; isochronal vibrations or oscillations.

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Isochronal 84% connected

Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times; recurring at regular intervals; isochronal vibrations or oscillations.

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Isochronous 84% connected

Same as Isochronal.

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Isochronous 84% connected

Same as Isochronal.

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Isoclinal 84% connected

Alt. of Isoclinic

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Isoclinal 84% connected

Alt. of Isoclinic

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Isoclinic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of inclination or dip; having equal inclination or dip.

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Isoclinic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of inclination or dip; having equal inclination or dip.

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Isometric 84% connected

Alt. of Isometrical

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Isometric 84% connected

Alt. of Isometrical

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Isometrical 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.

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Isometrical 84% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.

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Isothermal 84% connected

Relating to equality of temperature.

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Isothermal 84% connected

Relating to equality of temperature.

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Level 84% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Level 84% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Quits 84% connected

See the Note under Quit, a.

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Quits 84% connected

See the Note under Quit, a.

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Tantamount 84% connected

Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.

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Tantamount 84% connected

Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.

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Tied 84% connected

of Tie

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Tied 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Tight 84% connected

of Tie

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Verb group 10

Equalize 84% connected

To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.

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Equalize 84% connected

To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.

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Equate 84% connected

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to me…

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Equate 84% connected

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to me…

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Match 84% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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Match 84% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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Rival 84% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

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Rival 84% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

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Touch 84% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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Touch 84% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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Broader term 10

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Be 76% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Compete 76% connected

To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize…

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Contend 76% connected

To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Vie 76% connected

To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Amount 76% connected

To go up; to ascend.

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Correspond 76% connected

To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each othe…

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Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Equate 76% connected

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to me…

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Homologize 76% connected

To determine the homologies or structural relations of.

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Tie 76% connected

A knot; a fastening.

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Translate 76% connected

To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree.

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Associate 76% connected

To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.

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Coeval 76% connected

Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.

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Contemporary 76% connected

Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.

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Relief 76% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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Reliever 76% connected

One who, or that which, relieves.

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Replacement 76% connected

The act of replacing.

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Substitute 76% connected

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Successor 76% connected

One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor;…

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Equality 74% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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Equality 74% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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Liken 74% connected

To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.

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Liken 74% connected

To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.

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Attribute 6

Adequacy 66% connected

The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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Adequacy 66% connected

The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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Adequateness 66% connected

The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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Adequateness 66% connected

The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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Equality 66% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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Equality 66% connected

The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equali…

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See also 10

Comparable 66% connected

Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

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Comparable 66% connected

Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.

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Like 66% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Like 66% connected

Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance, qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to; similar; alike; -- often with in and the part…

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Same 66% connected

Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.

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Same 66% connected

Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.

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Satisfactory 66% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Satisfactory 66% connected

Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence…

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Synonym 9

Adequate 92% connected

Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

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Be 92% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Compeer 92% connected

An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate.

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Equalize 92% connected

To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.

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Equate 92% connected

To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to me…

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Match 92% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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Peer 92% connected

To come in sight; to appear.

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Rival 92% connected

A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

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Touch 92% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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Antonym 2

Unequal 94% connected

Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers…

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Unequal 94% connected

Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers…

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