equal

equal

verb

Definition of EQUAL

1

to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) <no one has equaled Shakespeare's plays>

Synonyms match, meet, tie

Related Words beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend; amount (to), approach, touch; approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)

2

to be the same in meaning or effect <being confined to home for a whole weekend would equal a death sentence in the minds of a lot of teens>

Synonyms add up (to), come (to), correspond (to), emulate, equal

Related Words approach, match, measure (up), meet, rival, touch; connote, denote, express, import, mean, signify, smack (of), spell, suggest

3

to be the exact counterpart of <in the British system a public school equals an American prep school>

Synonyms correspond (to), equal, parallel

Related Words blend (with), conform (to), coordinate (with), go (with), harmonize (with); complement, supplement; counterbalance, counterpoise; echo, image, mirror, repeat; add up (to), amount (to), approach, come (to), near; measure (up), partake (of), rival, suggest