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| Main Entry: | equality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | similarity, balance; egalitarianism |
| Synonyms: | civil rights, correspondence, equilibrium, equivalence, evenness, fair shake*, fairness, identity, impartiality, likeness, par, parity, sameness, tolerance, uniformity, adequation, commensurateness, coordination, equal opportunity, equatability, equipoise, fair play, fair practice, homology, isonomy, parallelism |
| Antonyms: | difference, disproportion, dissimilarity, imbalance, inequality, unfairness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| 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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-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 [more]; similarity [more]., 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) [more]; 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 [more]; 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 |
| Main Entry: | democracy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government in which people participate |
| Synonyms: | commonwealth, emancipation, equality, freedom, justice, republic, suffrage, egalitarianism, equalitarianism, liberal government, representative government |
| Notes: | a democracy is confined to a small spot while a republic is extended over a large region |
| Main Entry: | equivalence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sameness, similarity |
| Synonyms: | agreement, compatibility, conformity, correlation, correspondence, equality, evenness, identity, likeness, match, par, parallel, parity, synonym, adequation, alikeness, exchangeability, interchangeability, interchangeableness, synonymy |
| Antonyms: | difference, dissimilarity, inequality, unlikeness |
| Main Entry: | likeness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, affinity, agreement, analogy, appearance, carbon, clone, comparison, conformity, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, delineation, depiction, ditto*, double, effigy, equality, equivalence, facsimile, form, guise, identity, image, model, photocopy, photograph, picture, portrait, replica, representation, reproduction, resemblance, sameness, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude, study, uniformity, alikeness, analogousness, comparableness, identicalness, knock-off, lookalike, parallelism |
| Antonyms: | difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | objectivity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impartiality |
| Synonyms: | detachment, equality, indifference, neutrality, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, equitableness, open-mindedness |
| Main Entry: | par |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average, equilibrium |
| Synonyms: | balance, criterion, equality, equivalence, level, mean, median, model, norm, parity, sameness, standard, usual, adequation, coequality, equal footing, equatability, equivalency |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | sameness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | likeness, similarity |
| Synonyms: | analogy, equality, identity, monotony, oneness, par, parity, repetition, resemblance, standardization, tedium, uniformity, unison, unity, adequation, alikeness, equivalency, identicalness, indistinguishability, no difference, predictability, selfsameness, unvariedness |
| Antonyms: | difference, dissimilarity, variety, variableness |
| Main Entry: | symmetry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proportion |
| Synonyms: | agreement, arrangement, balance, conformity, correspondence, equality, equilibrium, equivalence, evenness, finish, form, harmony, order, regularity, rhythm, similarity, centrality, equipoise, proportionality, shapeliness |
| Antonyms: | difference, disproportion, imbalance, irregularity, asymmetry, unevenness |
| Main Entry: | evenness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smoothness |
| Synonyms: | equality, likeness, regularity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | impartiality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evenhandedness |
| Synonyms: | equality, fairness, justice, neutrality, probity |
| Main Entry: | identity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | similarity, correspondence |
| Synonyms: | accord, agreement, congruity, empathy, equality, equivalence, likeness, oneness, rapport, resemblance, sameness, semblance, similitude, uniformity, unity, congruence, identicalness, selfsameness, unanimity |
| Antonyms: | difference, dissimilarity, opposition |
| Main Entry: | terms |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | status of relationship |
| Synonyms: | balance, equality, equivalence, footing, par, parity, position, relationship, standing, relations |
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