Thesaurus results for EQUALS

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noun

plural of equal

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value a basketball player who truly has no equal in his sport

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verb

present tense third-person singular of equal

as in meets

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays

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to be the same in meaning or effect being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens

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to be the exact counterpart of in the British system a public school equals an American prep school

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Noun

Men are supposed to pay for dinner but also treat women as equals; to initiate flirty banter but never be creepy or aggressive; to be sturdy and masculine but also empathetic and thoughtful. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 This is a partnership of equals—not in the size of our populations, but in the depth of our commitments. — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026 Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals. — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company. — HubSpot, 1 June 2026 The Pacers in no way were equals of the Thunder last year, yet came within one game of that title. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026 The summit is meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent — a shift from a former colonial power seen as dominating to what Paris describes as a partnership of equals. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 Pernod’s offer, while billed as a merger of equals, gave rise to thorny issues that the two sides couldn’t square. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 Even a 6% discrepancy in funding (which is roughly what the $135 million shortfall equals) ends up being an enormous amount of money. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

Verb

Rance said the key for businesses today is to create an in-person experience that equals or exceeds what customers see online. — Frank Holland, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 The critical mindset shift is recognizing that guardrails cannot be a proxy for governance (like believing filtering outputs or adding policy checklists equals controlling real-world consequences). — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 More shares on the market equals more supply, which means the price per share is likely to fall further. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 In general, for flying insects, greater size equals faster top speeds. — Rachel Sargent Mirus, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Even taking into account the huge California job market, the recent drop in unemployment equals a 9% improvement, the 12th-best among the states. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026 The amount of fossil fuels consumed by the world population after 1990 now equals half that consumed during the entirety of human history up to that point. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 Total income minus spending, savings and debt equals zero, so no money is left unaccounted for. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 21 July 2026 That equals a viewership more than 23 times the average pay-per-view event over the past two years, per the streaming service. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equals

Noun

His buyback calculation is based on a regulatory filing Berkshire made in July tied to Chairman Warren Buffett’s charitable stock donation, which disclosed his economic ownership of the company’s Class A share equivalents.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
There are fewer unions, and the West End artists are paid less money than their equivalents on Broadway.

— Katie North, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of equivalents

Verb

This toilet meets Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for use and accessibility.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of meets

Verb

Apple Silicon uses custom designs, which means there are no off-the-shelf system-on-chip options; everything has to be designed specifically for Apple.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
That means more strikes are hitting their targets, more critical and economic infrastructure is being damaged, and more civilians are killed each week.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of means

Verb

Everyone predicted the scoreline of each of the 10 Premier League matches each gameweek, with points awarded for correct guesses and a league table kept track of who was leading.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The bedroom is paired with a Blue Crystallo quartzite bathroom, where the vanity matches the walk-in shower and a gold soaking tub sits next to the floor-to-ceiling windows.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of matches

Noun

Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The Palm Beach County school district, like its Broward and Miami-Dade counterparts, is facing the issue of decreasing enrollment.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of counterparts

Noun

This annual autumn release allows manufacturing partners like TSMC to efficiently allocate custom silicon production for high-volume runs.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Some people have uninstalled the apps in protest or tried to upload their chat histories into other apps to try to resurrect their virtual partners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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