coequal
Sharing identical standing
Coequal means equal in rank, status, or importance.
The word emphasizes parity between two or more things that might otherwise be seen as hierarchical: the coequal branches of government, a coequal partner in the firm.
As a noun, a coequal is someone of the same standing: She treated her assistants as coequals.
Same in value or function
- peerOne of similar standing
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- matchGame between opponents
- compeerOne of equal rank
copartner · fellow · same · identical · tantamount · commensurate · coordinate · level
One who shares activity
- allySupportive partner
- colleagueProfessional associate
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- associateConnect mentally or socially
companion · confederate · affiliate · consort · teammate · comrade · coadjutor · accomplice
State of being equal
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
impartiality · non-discrimination · mutual respect · reciprocity · equivalence · sameness · comparability · joint sovereignty
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
proportionality · evenness · alignment · distribution · harmony · accord · mutuality · reciprocity
equivalent
Same in value or function
- peerOne of similar standing
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- matchGame between opponents
compeer · copartner · fellow · same · identical · tantamount · commensurate · coordinate · level · even
partner
One who shares activity
- allySupportive partner
- colleagueProfessional associate
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
associate · companion · confederate · affiliate · consort · teammate · comrade · coadjutor · accomplice · cohort
parity
State of being equal
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
justice · impartiality · non-discrimination · mutual respect · reciprocity · equivalence · sameness · comparability · joint sovereignty
equilibrium
State of balance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
poise · proportionality · evenness · alignment · distribution · harmony · accord · mutuality · reciprocity · interdependence
- Co- wordscoauthor, coexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- TrinityHoly Trinity, Father, Holy Spirit, three persons, one God
coequalsubordinate
One lower in rank
inferior · superior · subservient · junior · dominant
coequalunequal
Not the same
disparate · uneven · unmatched · disproportionate · asymmetric