equal
Matched in value
Equal describes things that match in quantity, degree, or status.
Two halves are equal portions.
All men are created equal asserts equivalent moral standing.
To equal something is to match it: Nothing equals a home-cooked meal.
An equal is a peer: She treats her employees as equals.
Equal also means capable of meeting a challenge: Are you equal to the task?
Able to be likened
- tantamountEqual in significance
- synonymousIdentical in meaning
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
- interchangeableAble to replace another
corresponding · parallel · congruent · commensurate · identical · same · uniform · matching
One of similar standing
- colleagueProfessional associate
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- fellowMan or companion
- matchGame between opponents
rival · contemporary · compeer · coequal · associate · companion · cohort · partner
Showing no preference
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- justFair and impartial
- objectivePurpose or goal
- neutralNot favoring any side
evenhanded · nondiscriminatory · fair-minded · honest · ethical · righteous · honorable · square
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- parityState of being equal
homeostasis · counterweight · distribution · ratio · correspondence · uniformity · regularity
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- accessRight to enter
- representationDepiction or likeness
enfranchisement · emancipation · liberation · dignity · nondiscrimination · inclusion · parity · desegregation
comparable
Able to be likened
- tantamountEqual in significance
- synonymousIdentical in meaning
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
interchangeable · corresponding · parallel · congruent · commensurate · identical · same · uniform · matching · even
peer
One of similar standing
- colleagueProfessional associate
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- fellowMan or companion
match · rival · contemporary · compeer · coequal · associate · companion · cohort · partner · teammate
impartial
Showing no preference
neutral · evenhanded · nondiscriminatory · fair-minded · honest · ethical · righteous · honorable · square · sportsmanlike
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
parity · homeostasis · counterweight · distribution · ratio · correspondence · uniformity · regularity
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- accessRight to enter
representation · enfranchisement · emancipation · liberation · dignity · nondiscrimination · inclusion · parity · desegregation · Title IX
draw
Create with pencil
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
standoff · tie · wash · dead heat · split · photo finish · push · no contest · hung jury · gridlock
- Early Mathcounting, numbers, addition, subtraction, zero
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
equalunequal
Not the same
different · uneven · disproportionate · imbalanced · lopsided
equalunequal
Not the same
inferior · superior · subordinate · hierarchical · second-class
- equal toMatching in measure
- equal rightsIdentical legal protections
- equal signSymbol showing equivalence
- equal partsIdentical quantities combined
- equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
- without equalHaving no comparable peer
equally, equality, equity, equals, unequal, equation, equivalent, inequality, equate