Thesaurus:be equal
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]Sense: to be equivalent to; to be as good as
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- as good as (be as good as)
- compeer
- correspond
- equal [⇒ thesaurus]
- equate to
- keep pace (idiomatic)
- match
- measure up (idiomatic)
- paragon
- parallel
- rival
- touch
Antonyms
[edit]- be unequal [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
[edit]- counterbalance (figurative)
- emulate (rare)
Further reading
[edit]- “27. equality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “equal” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
- “match” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.