Thesaurus:be equal
English
Verb
Sense: to be equivalent to; to be as good as
Synonyms
- 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
- be unequal [⇒ thesaurus]
Hyponyms
- counterbalance (figurative)
- emulate (rare)
Further reading
- “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.