equivalent
[noun]
Synonyms:
- equal, counterpart, match, opposite number, parallel, twin
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- equal, alike, commensurate, comparable, corresponding, interchangeable, of a piece, same, similar, tantamount

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Antonyms: different
Contrasted words: disparate, divergent, diverse, various, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, inconsonant
Related Words: commensurate, proportionate, convertible, correlative, corresponding, parallel, reciprocal, substitute, obverse

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. e‧quiv‧a‧lent¹ W3 AC /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: equivalence, equivalent; adjective: equivalent]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin, from aequivalere 'to have equal power']
having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kind
equivalent to
a qualification which is equivalent to a degree
I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.
—equivalence noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. equivalent² AC noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: equivalence, equivalent; adjective: equivalent]
something that has the same value, purpose, job etc as something else:
The word has no equivalent in English.
equivalent of
He had drunk the equivalent of 15 whiskies.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

equivalent
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become
ADV. exactly, precisely | almost, closely, essentially, practically | approximately, broadly, more or less, roughly the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house
PREP. in, to These first computers were equivalent in power to a modern calculator.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

equivalent
noun
ADJ. direct, exact, nearest the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival
approximate | modern the modern equivalent of the village inn
American, British, etc.
VERB + EQUIVALENT have a word which has no direct equivalent in English
PREP. ~ for There is no exact male equivalent for witches.
~ in It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.
~ of This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.
~ to This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London's Albert Hall.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

equivalent

a direct/exact equivalent
The word has no direct equivalent in English.
the nearest/closest equivalent
The corner store was the closest equivalent we had to a supermarket when I was young.
the modern/modern-day equivalent (of something)
Horror films are the modern-day equivalent of morality tales.
an English/American/French etc equivalent
Savings and loan associations are the American equivalent of Britain’s building societies.
have an equivalent
This institution has no equivalent in any other European country.

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