| Main Entry: | affirmative action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anti-discrimination program |
Synonyms: |
anti-discrimination, equal opportunity, equal rights policy, even break, fair hiring, fair hiring practices, fair shake, fair treatment, limited choice, nondiscrimination, positive discrimination, quota system, reverse discrimination |
| Main Entry: | equality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | similarity, balance; egalitarianism |
Synonyms: |
adequation, civil rights, commensurateness, coordination, correspondence, equal opportunity, equatability, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, evenness, fair play, fair practice, fair shake, fairness, homology, identity, impartiality, isonomy, likeness, par, parallelism, parity, sameness, tolerance, uniformity |
Antonyms: |
difference, disproportion, dissimilarity, imbalance, inequality, unfairness |
| Main Entry: | level playing field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of equality |
Synonyms: |
equal opportunity, equal rights, equity, justice, proportion, symmetry |
| Main Entry: | equality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
all one, all the same, ana, as broad as long, balanced, coequal, convertible, coordinate, drawn, equable, equal, equalized, equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equisized, equitable, equivalent, even, homologous, isochronous, level, libratory, monotonous, much at one, much the same as, neither more nor less, on a footing with, on a level with, on a par with, poised, quits, resolvable into, symmetrical, synonymous, tantamount, the same thing as, up to the mark
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| Concept: | [Sameness of quantity or degree] Equality. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
equality, parity, coextension, symmetry, balance, poise; evenness, monotony, level., equivalence; equipollence, equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance; par, quits, a wash; not a pin to choose; distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other; tweedle dee and tweedle dum; identity; similarity., equalization, equation; equilibration, coordination, adjustment, readjustment., drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat., match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother; equivalent.
-verbs
be equal; equal, match, reach, keep pace with, run abreast; come to, amount to, come up to; be on a level with, lie on a level with; balance; cope with; come to the same thing., render equal; equalize, level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt (render accordant); strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
-adjectives
equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate; on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant., equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous; synonymous; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced; equalized; drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous, isoperimetric, isoperimetrical; isobath, isobathic.
-adverbs
equally; pari passu, ad eundum, caeteris paribus; in equilibrio; to all intents and purposes.
-phrases
it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing; what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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Antonyms: |
inequality |
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