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equal

Definition for equal

adjective as in alike

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balanced, commensurate, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, identical, proportionate

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according, coordinate, correspondent, double, duplicate, egalitarian, invariable, level, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, same, uniform

Weak matches

break even, evenly matched, fifty-fifty, homologous, identic, indistinguishable, one and the same, same difference, spit and image, stack up with, tantamount, to the same degree, two peas in pod, unvarying

adjective as in fair, unbiased

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egalitarian, nonpartisan, objective

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dispassionate, equable, even-handed, just, nondiscriminatory, uncolored, unprejudiced, without distinction

noun as in peer

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companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin

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alter ego, coequal

verb as in make even, be even with

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amount to, break even, compare, comprise, correspond, match, reach

Strong matches

agree, approach, balance, coordinate, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, level, meet, parallel, rival, tally, tie, touch

Weak matches

be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, come up to, consist of, equiponderate, keep pace with, live up to, measure up, partake of, rank with, rise to, run abreast, square with

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But the sisters are radicalized after being attacked in the 1969 Burntollet Bridge incident, when protesters calling for equal rights on a peaceful march from Belfast to Derry were ambushed by a mob wielding stones, iron bars and sticks spiked with nails.

From Los Angeles Times

Act leader Seymour - who is also New Zealand's associate justice minister - argues that because the principles have never been properly defined legally, the courts "have been able to develop principles that have been used to justify actions that are contrary to the principle of equal rights".

From BBC

The US government is currently running an annual deficit - a shortfall between its spending and tax revenues - equal to around 6% of its economy.

From BBC

And America’s national debt held by the public is currently equal to around 97% of the size of the economy.

From BBC

They had been defeated for the first time by Italy in 2016 and fell to their then equal lowest-ever world ranking of sixth.

From BBC

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

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