Synonyms: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match
Definition: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
Usage: let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office; The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: equal, touch, rival, match
Definition: be equal to in quality or ability
Usage: Nothing can rival cotton for durability; Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues; Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
Similar words: contend, vie, compete
Definition: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Definition: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Usage: she had adequate training; her training was adequate; she was adequate to the job; he was equal to the task
Similar words: adequate to, up to, capable, equal to
Definition: having the requisite qualities for
Usage: equal to the task; the work isn't up to the standard I require
Similar words: competent
Definition: adequate for the purpose
Usage: a competent performance
Synonyms: equal
Definition: having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Usage: on equal terms; all men are equal before the law
Similar words: equivalent, tantamount
Definition: being essentially equal to something
Usage: it was as good as gold; a wish that was equivalent to a command; his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Definition: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Usage: a close contest; a close election; a tight game
Similar words: coequal
Definition: having the same standing before the law
Similar words: coordinate
Definition: of equal importance, rank, or degree
Similar words: equidistant
Definition: the same distance apart at every point
Similar words: equilateral
Definition: having all sides or faces equal
Similar words: even, fifty-fifty
Definition: equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
Usage: even amounts of butter and sugar; on even terms; it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split; had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance; an even fight
Similar words: half-and-half
Definition: in equal parts
Usage: a half-and-half mixture
Similar words: isochronal, isochronous
Definition: equal in duration or interval
Usage: the oscillations were isochronal
Similar words: isoclinal, isoclinic
Definition: having equal magnetic inclinations
Similar words: isometric, isometrical
Definition: having equal dimensions or measurements
Similar words: isothermal
Definition: of a process or change taking place at constant temperature
Similar words: quits
Definition: on equal terms by payment or requital
Usage: we're now quits; finally quits with the loan
Similar words: even, tied, level
Definition: of the score in a contest
Usage: the score is tied