equal | Definition of equal

equal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of equal

1 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays

Synonyms of equal

match, meet, tie

Words Related to equal

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

amount (to), approach, touch

approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)

2 to be the same in meaning or effect

being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens

Synonyms of equal

add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond (to), emulate

Words Related to equal

approach, match, measure (up), meet, rival, touch

connote, denote, express, import, mean, signify, smack (of), spell, suggest

3 to be the exact counterpart of

in the British system a public school equals an American prep school

Synonyms of equal

correspond (to), match, parallel

Words Related to equal

blend (with), conform (to), coordinate (with), go (with), harmonize (with)

complement, supplement

counterbalance, counterpoise

echo, image, mirror, repeat

add up (to), amount (to), approach, come (to), near

measure (up), partake (of), rival, suggest