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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having the same value, measure, or amount as something else.
The two sisters are of equal height.- synonyms:
- equivalent, identical, matching
- antonyms:
- different, unequal
- similar words:
- balanced, level, mutual, same, similar, twin
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| definition 2: |
the same for everyone.
We all have an equal chance to win the game.- antonyms:
- unfair
- similar words:
- democratic, equivalent, even, fair, mutual, same, uniform
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| related words: |
double |
adverb + (adj.)equal
approximately
(adj.)equal
+ noun
access,
amendment,
basis,
billing,
citizen,
citizenship,
clause,
dignity,
distribution,
doctrine,
dollar,
ease,
emphasis,
employment,
footing,
importance,
intensity,
interval,
justice,
law,
length,
liberty,
magnitude,
male,
measure,
merit,
mix,
opportunity,
participation,
partner,
pay,
portion,
privilege,
probability,
proportion,
protection,
quantity,
ratio,
recognition,
representation,
respect,
right,
share,
size,
standing,
status,
treatment,
value,
vigor,
weight,
width,
worth
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person or thing that is the same as or equal to another.
He is my equal at playing sports.- synonyms:
- equivalent, match, peer
- similar words:
- colleague, counterpart, double, fellow, mate, twin
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| related words: |
brother |
verb + (n.)equal
treat
(n.)equal
+ verb
exceed
noun + (n.)equal
merger, partnership
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
equals, equaling, equaled |
| definition: |
to be the same as or equal to.
The load I'm carrying equals yours.- synonyms:
- match, rival
- similar words:
- make
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| related words: |
correspond, total |
adverb + (v.)equal
nearly, roughly
(v.)equal
+ noun
amount, cost, death, foot, hour, mile, number, percent, percentage, pound, record, sum
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| derivation: |
equaled (adj.) |
The word equal
contains the following parts:
equ, equi
Latin
root
that means equal
  Example words:
adequate, equal, equality, equation, equator, equilateral, equilibrium, equinox, equivalent, inadequate, inequality, unequal
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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