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be equivalent

VERB
offset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balance cancel out counteract equal negate neutralize outweigh
STRONG
account charge counterpoise counterpose countervail equalize equipoise recompense redeem requite
WEAK
allow for atone for make amends make up for set off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve disproportion
VERB
reciprocate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
repay retaliate
STRONG
barter correspond interchange match recompense render reply requite respond retort return share square swap swing trade vacillate
WEAK
feel in return give-and-take make up for pay one's dues return the compliment scratch one's back serve out tit for tat
Antonyms
STRONG
ask disagree keep question request take
WEAK
deny refuse

Example Sentences

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This would be equivalent to a roughly one-percentage point increase in New York City’s income tax rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She estimates that losing 1% of market share would be equivalent to around $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion of revenue and earnings per share of between 20 and 25 cents for Super Micro.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

V-levels will sit alongside A-levels and T-levels, and be equivalent to one A-level, allowing students to mix and match academic and vocational subjects if they want to.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

On a $6.2 million portfolio, your mortgage would be equivalent to an annual withdrawal rate of 3.3%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

This is the point at which this argument becomes interesting, for, as noted earlier, Quintilian does take signs to be equivalent to testimonies, and so does Parsons.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton