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| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peer |
| Synonyms: | alter ego, companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin, coequal |
| Antonyms: | inferior |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
| Synonyms: | agree, amount to, approach, balance, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, level, match, meet, parallel, reach, rival, tally, tie, touch, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, live up to, measure up, partake of, rank with, rise to, run abreast, square with |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, vary, unmatch |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike |
| Synonyms: | balanced, break even, commensurate, comparable, coordinate, correspondent, corresponding, double, duplicate, egalitarian, equivalent, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, invariable, level, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, proportionate, same, tantamount, uniform, unvarying, according, evenly matched, fifty-fifty*, identic, one and the same, same difference, spit and image, stack up with, to the same degree, two peas in pod |
| Antonyms: | different, unequal, unlike, unmatched, variable, varying, not alike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, unbiased |
| Synonyms: | dispassionate, egalitarian, equable, even-handed, impartial, just, nonpartisan, objective, unprejudiced, nondiscriminatory, uncolored, without distinction |
| Antonyms: | biased, disproportionate, unequal, unfair, unjust, unequitable |
| Main Entry: | adequate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enough, able |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, all right, capable, comfortable, commensurate, competent, decent, equal, fair, passable, requisite, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable, tolerable, unexceptional, sufficing, unobjectionable |
| Notes: | adequate tends toward the qualitative and sufficient toward the quantitative, so adequate is 'suitable to something' and sufficient is 'enough for something' |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, inferior, insufficient, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, useless |
| Main Entry: | alike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | similar |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, akin, allied, analogous, approximate, carbon copy*, cognate, comparable, concurrent, correspondent, corresponding, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, duplicate, equal, equivalent, even, facsimile, identical, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look-alike, matched, matching, parallel, proportionate, related, resembling, same, similar, spitting image*, uniform, associated, mated, same difference, undifferentiated |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unlike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | candid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, bluff, blunt, equal, equitable, fair, forthright, frank, free, genuine, guileless, impartial, ingenuous, just, objective, open, outspoken, plain, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, truthful, unbiased, unequivocal, unprejudiced, up front, upright, frontal, right up front, talking turkey, telling it like it is, uncolored, unpretended |
| Antonyms: | artful, deceitful, devious, lying, tricky |
| Main Entry: | coincide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go along with; coexist |
| Synonyms: | accompany, accord, acquiesce, agree, befall, come about, concert, concur, correspond, equal, eventuate, harmonize, identify, jibe, match, square, synchronize, tally, be concurrent, be the same, occur simultaneously, quadrate, sync |
| Antonyms: | clash, deviate, differ, disagree, diverge, mismatch |
| Main Entry: | come up to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet expectations |
| Synonyms: | approach, arrive, equal, extend, match, reach, resemble, rival, admit of comparison with, bear comparison with, come near, compare with, get near, measure up to, rank with, stand comparison with |
| Main Entry: | commensurate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adequate, corresponding |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, comparable, compatible, consistent, due, equal, equivalent, fit, fitting, proportionate, sufficient, symmetrical, coextensive, in accord |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, inappropriate, incommensurate, unacceptable, unfitting |
| Main Entry: | competent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able |
| Synonyms: | adapted, adequate, all around, appropriate, au fait, being a pistol, capable, clever, complete, crisp, decent, dynamite, efficient, endowed, enough, equal, fireball, fit, fool, good, know ins and outs, know one's business, know one's stuff, know the answers, know the ropes, know the score, no slouch, on the ball*, paid one's dues, pertinent, polished, proficient, qualified, satisfactory, savvy, skilled, sufficient, suitable, there, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, wicked* |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, unable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | concur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, approve |
| Synonyms: | accede, accord, acquiesce, assent, band, coincide, collaborate, combine, consent, cooperate, cut a deal*, equal, harmonize, jibe*, join, league*, meet, okay*, unite, be consonant with, be in harmony, coadjute, come together, pass on, shake on |
| Antonyms: | argue, differ, disagree, disapprove, dispute, object, oppose, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | equivalent |
| Synonyms: | alike, correspondent, counterpart, equal, like, parallel, same, tantamount, coequal, correlative, equalized |
| Antonyms: | different, dissimilar, unequal, unparallel |
| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, complement, copy, correlate, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, mate, obverse, opposite, spitting image*, supplement, tally, twin, analogue, correlative, look alike, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | opposite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | democratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | representative, self-governing |
| Synonyms: | autonomous, common, communal, constitutional, egalitarian, equal, free, friendly, informal, just, orderly, popular, individualistic, libertarian, populist, self-ruling, socialist |
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | matching |
| Synonyms: | alike, corresponding, duplex, equal, equivalent, identical, indistinguishable, same, tantamount, twin, twofold, dualistic, duple, identic, self-same, very same |
| Antonyms: | different, unmatching |
| Main Entry: | equalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make the same; balance |
| Synonyms: | adjust, compare, coordinate, emulate, equal, equate, establish, even, handicap, level, match, parallel, rival, smooth, socialize, square, standardize, trim, commeasure, communize, democratize, even up, regularize |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, vary, unmatch |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, carbon*, commensurate, comparable, convertible, copy, correspondent, corresponding, ditto*, duplicate, equal, even, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, substitute, synonymous, tantamount, correlative, of a kind, same difference |
| Antonyms: | changeable, different, dissimilar, unequal, unlike, mismatched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | balance, make smooth |
| Synonyms: | align, equal, equalize, flatten, flush, grade, lay, level, match, pancake*, plane, roll, square, stabilize, steady, uniform, regularize, symmetrize |
| Antonyms: | break, furrow, lump, roughen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fellow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male or female colleague, friend |
| Synonyms: | assistant, associate, cohort, companion, compeer, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart*, double, duplicate, equal, instructor, lecturer, match, mate, member, partner, peer, professor, reciprocal, twin, confrere, coworker |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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