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equivalence

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhns, ee-kwuh-vey-luhns] / ɪˈkwɪv ə ləns, ˌi kwəˈveɪ ləns /
NOUN
sameness, similarity
Synonyms
STRONG
agreement alikeness compatibility conformity correlation correspondence equality evenness exchangeability identity interchangeability interchangeableness likeness match par parallel parity synonym synonymy
WEAK
adequation
Antonyms
STRONG
difference disagreement dissimilarity imbalance inequality
WEAK
unlikeness

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From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

"More problematically, matching adversaries' tone risks creating equivalence in audiences' minds between democratic institutions and disinformation actors."

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Self-exoneration through false moral equivalence by public figures is as old as time itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

I closed my eyes and went over the propositional calculus, trying to visualize the truth tables for conjunction, disjunction, equivalence, and material implication.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.