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equates

VERB

balance; think of together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate liken relate

STRONG

agree assimilate average compare consider equalize even hold level match offset pair parallel regard represent square tally treat

WEAK

be commensurate correspond to correspond with make equal paragon similize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dissociate

STRONG

abandon differ disagree disbelieve disregard ignore neglect reject separate

WEAK

imbalance unliken

Example Sentences

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Rae equates vertical videos to short films or music videos, with their mobile-first format capturing audiences as they scroll, but she says it’s just one of many pathways to build and entertain an audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And it equates small portions to elegance, chicness and peak femininity.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

That equates to a “repricing” that’s 1.5 to 3 times faster than crude’s.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

That still equates to millions of reviews a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson