Antonyms for equal
ˈi kwəlequal

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1. equaladjective

   A person or thing of equal status to others.

   Two plus two equals four.

   Synonyms:
   peer, identical, is, be

2. equaladjective

   Exactly identical, having the same value.

   All right angles are equal.

   Synonyms:
   equivalent, identical

3. equalverb

   Synonyms:
   uniform, even, fair, unvarying

4. equalverb

   Synonyms:
   entail, lead, spell, imply, result in, mean

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. equal

   Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.

   Antonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Synonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. equal

   Antonyms:
   incommensurate, inco-ordinate, inadequate, disparate, variable

   Synonyms:
   uniform, commensurate, co-ordinate, adequate, alike, equivalent, even, equable, sufficient, impartial, co-extensive, smooth

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1. peer, equal, match, compeeradjective

   a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

   Antonyms:
   unequal, mismatched, unequalized, unbalanced, odds-on, nonequivalent, anisometric, unsymmetrical, uneven, unequalised, differ

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, lucifer, friction match, match, mate, peer, compeer

2. equaladjective

   having the same quantity, value, or measure as another

   "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"

   Antonyms:
   anisometric, nonequivalent, mismatched, odds-on, unbalanced, unequalised, uneven, unequalized, unsymmetrical, unequal, differ

   Synonyms:
   adequate

3. adequate, equalverb

   having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

   "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"

   Antonyms:
   mismatched, unequalised, unequal, unequalized, unbalanced, anisometric, unsymmetrical, uneven, nonequivalent, odds-on, differ

   Synonyms:
   fair to middling, decent, adequate, passable, enough, tolerable

4. equal, beverb

   be identical or equivalent to

   "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

   Antonyms:
   unequalized, odds-on, unequal, uneven, unsymmetrical, unequalised, unbalanced, mismatched, nonequivalent, anisometric, differ

   Synonyms:
   personify, exist, live, touch, be, represent, equate, embody, equalise, match, follow, equalize, rival, cost, make up, comprise, constitute

5. equal, touch, rival, matchverb

   be equal to in quality or ability

   "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

   Antonyms:
   unbalanced, anisometric, unequalised, unequal, unsymmetrical, unequalized, odds-on, nonequivalent, uneven, mismatched, differ

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, pit, have-to doe with, rival, play off, pertain, couple, match, concern, fit, stir, tinge, refer, meet, equalize, twin, agree, be, gibe, oppose, tally, equalise, affect, pair, jibe, cope with, equate, relate, touch on, tinct, bear on, allude, bear upon, reach, contact, correspond, come to, advert, impact, partake, extend to, mate, disturb, tint, check

6. equal, match, equalize, equalise, equateverb

   make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

   "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

   Antonyms:
   unequalised, uneven, unbalanced, mismatched, unequalized, odds-on, anisometric, unsymmetrical, unequal, nonequivalent, differ

   Synonyms:
   liken, equalize, touch, be, fit, gibe, equate, pair, meet, agree, get even, equalise, check, play off, match, cope with, tally, rival, compare, mate, couple, correspond, pit, oppose, twin, jibe

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1. equaladjective

   Synonyms:
   coördinate, tantamount, equivalent, corresponding, identical, commensurate, proportionate, adequate, sufficient, equable, uniform, equitable, even

2. equalnoun

   Antonyms:
   inferior, subordinate

   Synonyms:
   peer, mate, compeer, match, coördinate

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. converse

   converse (noun) converse - meaning 'the opposite of,' is not listed, therefore neither is its antonym. converse - converse (v), is all that's listed here.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

How to use equal in a sentence?

1. The ACU:

   The NCAA is already under fire for failing to provide women with equal treatment and access to training facilities. We are calling on The NCAA to abide by the spirit and intent of Title IX by protecting women-only athletics.

2. Steve Halloran:

   We have to look at the historic surroundings of when the Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 and understand full well what the Founding Fathers had in mind for the states to have equal footing with the Congress in proposing amendments.

3. Mark Zandi:

   It will lift long-term economic growth and by so doing, all else being equal, will take the edge off of inflation long run, but again that's pretty small potatoes, because it's very much on the margin and a lot of the programs expire, so they would presumably have no effect later in the decade.

4. Don Lemon:

   Real patriotism is understanding what the Constitution means for all Americans and abiding by the Constitution, not doing some false presentation that you pretend to be a patriot while other people are around you, going to the concession stands, getting beer or fights in the stands or talking to each other with their baseball caps on. That is not real patriotism. Real patriotism is understanding that all of us are created equal and we have the choice to stand, kneel or sit or even attend a football game if we choose to.

5. Stanley Fischer:

   Whatever the cause, other things being equal, a lower level of the long-run equilibrium real rate suggests that the frequency and duration of future episodes in which monetary policy is constrained by the (zero lower bound) will be higher than in the past.

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