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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equates

The Ten Towns new tariff will be effective from 1 October and equates to an extra £7 per month on the average bill for customers.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The revenue guidance equates to a range of $23.28 billion to $23.51 billion, vs. analyst expectations of $23.65 billion, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

That equates to an estimate of nearly $20 million of new expenses for county taxpayers annually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The number of incidents recorded at the forecourts in the sample equates to 2,872 daily incidents on average at forecourts across the UK in the months after war began, up from around 2,400.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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