COEQUAL Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

(ˌ)kō-ˈē-kwəl

Definition of coequal

as in identical

resembling another in every respect in my mind illegally downloading something from the Internet is coequal to stealing from a store

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coequal

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noun

as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value viewing himself as the coequal of the Caesars of ancient Rome, Napoléon surrounded himself with the emblems of classical antiquity

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Recent Examples of coequal

Adjective

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 The legislative branch behaved as a coequal branch of government. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026 Like Temminck’s pangolin or coequal branches of government, retirement is in danger of going extinct. — Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026 Anything less continues the unlawful and discriminatory distinction the state has drawn among coequal treaty signatories. — Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for coequal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coequal

Adjective

The Pauli exclusion principle prevents identical fermions from occupying the same quantum state.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of identical

Noun

Pollsters, the modern equivalent of soothsayers, are increasingly wrong.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Adjective

But with the important exception of Somalia and large parts of West Africa, jihadi groups have not managed a mobilization comparable with the ones after the 2003 Iraq War or during the rise of the Islamic State.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Ministerial salaries had increasingly fallen behind comparable earnings in the private sector and civil service, making a review necessary, Wong said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of comparable

Noun

New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi had three brothers, all New York City firefighters, who — like so many of their brave counterparts — rushed to the World Trade Center in an attempt to save lives after the towers were struck.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The action began this past February, when the LEO-2 Mira conducted a lengthy engine burn to close in on its counterpart.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Adjective

So says Ana Trias, president of prestige and fashion brands at Puig, who sees consumer behavior in fragrances becoming more analogous with fashion.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
That suggests the possibility of traffic strategies targeting such neighborhoods, analogous to child safety efforts focused on schools and their surroundings.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of analogous

Noun

In South Korea, Chipotle and its local partner built a supply chain designed to meet the company’s global food quality standards.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Yet the region remains less than the sum of its parts, argued Edward Au, southern region managing partner for Deloitte China, who joined Che on the panel.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

Adjective

Smith, signed in January 2025 from Reading for a similar fee, was more of a slow burner in the second tier, starting just one league game before the turn of the year as Moore was continually preferred.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Xiaomi, the world's third-largest smartphone player, introduced the Xiaomi 18 Fold on Monday, a passport-sized device similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, which was released earlier this year.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of similar

Adjective

These 10 fall fashion trends capture that same energy and are perfect additions for your fall travel capsule wardrobe—all available at Amazon, from $30.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026
Those same items could also be made now, with the products frozen and canned for later consumption.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026