coequal

adjective

co·​equal (ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl 

: equal with one another

coequal branches of government

coequal noun

coequality

ˌkō-ē-ˈkwä-lə-tē 

noun

coequally

(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwə-lē 

adverb

Synonyms of coequal

• identical
• comparable
• analogous
• similar
• same
• equivalent

Examples of coequal in a Sentence

in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store

Recent Examples on the Web

In other words, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be coequal branches, but the executive is the one with the guns. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Courts cannot function as a coequal branch if their constitutional judgments are treated as temporary obstacles for the executive branch to manoeuver around. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

This is not so different from the Founders’ vision of democracy, in which a federal system with independent, coequal branches of government forces collisions of competing interests that can get contentious, even chaotic, before compromises are forged. — Henry De Sio, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Part of the problem, in Tillis' mind, is that the president needs to start thinking about Congress as a coequal branch of government. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coequal

• equal
• sequel
• subequal
• unequal

Kids Definition

coequal

adjective

co·​equal (ˈ)kō-ˈē-kwəl 

: equal with one another

coequality

ˌkō-ē-ˈkwäl-ət-ē 

noun

coequally

ˌkō-ˈē-kwə-lē 

adverb